Sé, Macau

Sé is a southeast civil parish (Portuguese: freguesia) in the Macau Peninsula of Macau. It is the second largest peninsular district in Macau after the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima. The parish area is named for the Igreja da Sé.

Sé 大堂區 Cathedral
Freguesia
Macau Tower
Freguesia da Sé in Macau
Country	China
Special administrative region	Macau
Region	Municipality of Macau
Area
• Total	3.4 km^2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	52,200
• Density	15,000/km^2 (40,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Macau Standard)

Freguesia da Sé
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	大堂區
Simplified Chinese	大堂区
Jyutping	Daai^6 Tong^4 Keoi^1
Hanyu Pinyin	Dà Tángqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dà Tángqū Yale Romanization Dà Tángchyū IPA [tâ tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Daaih Tòngkeú Jyutping Daai^6 Tong^4 Keoi^1 IPA [tàːi tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia da Sé

This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally.

Its western part is the historic financial center of Macau. Praia Grande Central Business District (南灣中心商業區) is in the south-central part of the district. All banks (over 20) in Macau have offices here.

There are numerous quality restaurants, 4-star and 5-star hotels in this district. High-rise buildings exist on the eastern ZAPE and NAPE zone, which was reclaimed from the sea, with a ferry terminal located on the eastern edge of the parish.

• Area: 1.43 km² (350 acres)
• Population: 29,000 (least populated region on the peninsula)
• Population density: 20,881 persons per km² (the least on the peninsula)^{[citation needed]}

Institutions

Macau government:

• Legislative Assembly of Macau
• Macau General Post Office
• Various government agencies in China Plaza, including the Identification Services Bureau
• Statistics and Census Service^[1]
• Education and Youth Affairs Bureau head office^[2]
• Civil Aviation Authority head office: 18th floor of the Cheng Feng Commercial Center (誠豐商業中心; sing4 fung1 soeng1 jip6 zung1 sam1, Portuguese: Centro Comercial Cheng Feng)^[3]

PRC Central Government:

• Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macau SAR
• Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Macao Special Administrative Region

Diplomatic missions:

• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau
• Philippine Consulate General in Macau SAR
• Consulate General of Portugal in Macau and Hong Kong
• Consulate General of Angola Macau SAR
• Consulate General of Mozambique in Macau SAR

Economy

 

Edifício CNAC, the Air Macau head office

Within the parish is the Edifício CNAC (中航大廈; 中航大厦; zung1 hong4 daai6 haa6; Zhòngháng Dàshà), the head office of Air Macau.^[4][5] Previously the Air Macau head office was in the Edifício Tai Wah (大華大廈; 大华大厦; daai6 waa4 daai6 haa6; Dàhuá Dàshà) in Sé.^[6][7][8]

Media

O Clarim has its head office in Edf. Ngan Fai (銀輝大廈) in Sé.^[9] Ponto Final has its head office at Travessa do Bispo, nº1.^[10]

Healthcare

Macau's public hospital, Conde S. Januário Hospital, is in Sé. The Macau government also operates the Centro de Saúde Porto Interior (海傍區衛生中心) in Hoi Pong Koi.^[11]

Education

 

Macao Polytechnic University (former Macao Polytechnic Institute / Liceu de Macau)

 

Macau Portuguese School

Macao Polytechnic University in Sé provides tertiary education. Prior to 1998 the school's central building was used as the Liceu de Macau, a public Portuguese-curriculum secondary school.^[12]

Primary and secondary schools

The sole public school currently in operation in Sé is the Macao Conservatory School of Dance,^[13] as it is categorized by the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau as a public secondary school program.^[14] It is located on the 3rd and 4th floor of the Edifício Centro Hotline (獲多利中心). The conservatory's theater school is also in Sé, within the Edificio Jardim San On (新安花園).^[13]

Tuition-free private primary and secondary schools

• Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima [zh] (聖羅撒女子中學) Chinese section - Preschool through secondary school^[15]
• Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima English section (聖羅撒英文中學) - Primary and secondary school^[16]
• Concordia School for Special Education (Escola Concórdia para Ensino Especial; 協同特殊教育學校) - Preschool through secondary school and special education, located on the ground floor to third floor of Edificio Chu Kuan (珠光大廈)^[17]
• Kao Yip Middle School - Preschool through secondary school^[18]
• Lingnan Middle School^[19] (Escola Ling Nam; 澳門嶺南中學) - Preschool through secondary school^[20]
• Macau Pooi To Middle School [zh]^[21] (Escola Pui Tou de Macau; 澳門培道中學) - Main campus, preschool through secondary school^[22]
• Escola Tong Sin Tong (同善堂中學) - Preschool through secondary^[23]
• Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau (Sheng Kung Hui Escola Choi Kou (Macau); 聖公會(澳門)蔡高中學) Preschool and night secondary school campus^[24]

Previously the nursery/primary campus of Macau Baptist College [zh] (MBC; Escola Cham Son de Macau; 澳門浸信中學) was located in Sé.^[25]

Private non-free preschools and primary and secondary schools

• Colégio Diocesano de São José [zh] (聖若瑟教區中學)^[26]
• Millennium Secondary School^[27] (Escola Secundária Millennium/創新中學) - Senior high school^[28]
• Macau Portuguese School - Primary and secondary school^[29]
• St. Anthony's Kindergarten and Nursery^[30] (Centro de Educação Infantil Santo António; 聖安東尼幼稚園)^[31]

Colleges and universities

The original campus (NAPE1) of the University of Saint Joseph is in Sé.^[32] The main campus of the Macau Polytechnic University is also located in Sé.

Public library

 

Library in Ho Yin Garden

The parish is home the Macao Public Library system's Library in Ho Yin Garden (Biblioteca do Jardim Comendador Ho Yin; 何賢公園圖書館). The library, a 368-square-metre (3,960 sq ft) two story facility, first opened in 1993. It reopened on 10 February 2009 after it had been temporarily closed in 2005 for NAPE renovations.^[33]

Casino and hotels

• Casa Real Casino
• Casino Lisboa
• Grand Lisboa
• L'Arc Macau
• Mandarin Oriental, Macau
• MGM Macau
• Wynn Macau

Tourist attractions

• Comendador Ho Yin Garden
• Dr Carlos d'Assumpcao Park
• Garden of the Arts
• Grand Prix Museum
• Handover Gifts Museum of Macao
• Heritage Exhibition of a Traditional Pawnshop Business
• Kuan Tai Temple
• Lotus Square
• Macao Cultural Centre
• Macau Fisherman's Wharf
• Macau Forum
• Macau Military Club
• Macau Museum of Art
• Macau Science Center
• Macau Tower
• Macau Wine Museum
• Nam Van Lake
• Sai Van Lake
• Sands Macao
• Santa Casa de Misericórdia
• Sé Church
• Senado Square
• St. Dominic's Church

Transport

• Ferries to Hong Kong and mainland China leave from the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal.
• There is an extensive and frequent bus network in the district, with key stops at Praça de Ferreira do Amaral, Rua do Campo, and Praceta 24 de Junho.

See also

• Avenida Almeida Ribeiro

References

1. Home. Statistics and Census Service. Retrieved on 10 November 2018. "Alameda Dr. Carlos d'Assumpção, No. 411-417, Dynasty Plaza, 17th floor, Macao" Traditional Chinese address: "澳門宋玉生廣場411-417號皇朝廣場17樓" - Simplified Chinese address: "澳门宋玉生广场411-417号皇朝广场17楼"
2. "Contact Us" (Archive). Education and Youth Affairs Bureau. Retrieved on April 13, 2017. "Address: Avenida de D. João IV, n.os 7-9, 1.° andar, Macau" - "Address in Portuguese" (Archive): "Endereço: Avenida de D. João IV, n.os 7-9, 1.° andar, Macau" - Traditional Chinese (Archive): "澳門約翰四世大馬路7-9號一樓 " Simplified Chinese (Archive): "澳门约翰四世大马路7-9号一楼"
3. "Contact Us/Opinions." Civil Aviation Authority of Macau. Retrieved on 9 April 2013. "Address: 18/F, Cheng Feng Commercial Center, 336-342, Alameda Dr. Carlos D’Assumpção, Macao" - Chinese: "澳門宋玉生廣場336-342號誠豐商業中心18樓" - Portuguese: "Alameda Dr. Carlos D'Assumpção, Centro Comercial Cheng Feng 336-342, 18 Andar F, Macau"
4. "Contact Us Service 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine." Air Macau. Retrieved on 23 September 2009. "General Administration Office 398 Alameda Dr. Carlos D'Assumpcao, Edif.CNAC, 13-18 andar, Macau"
5. "Contact Us 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine." (Chinese) Air Macau. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "澳門新口岸宋玉生廣場398號中航大廈 13-18樓"
6. "Outras Empresas do Grupo TAP." TAP Portugal. 67. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "693 Av. da Praia Grande Ed. Tai Wah 5/12 Macau"
7. "." Air Macau. 2 April 2003. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "澳門南灣街693號大華大廈5,8-12樓"
8. "." Air Macau. Retrieved on 15 December 2011. "General Administration Office 693 Av. da Praia Grande, Edif. Tai Wah, 5, 8-12 andar, Macau"
9. "Contacts." O Clarim. Retrieved on April 12, 2017. "Address – Rua do Campo, Edf. Ngan Fai, No. 151, 1 G, Macau" - Chinese: "澳門水坑尾街151號銀輝大廈一樓G座" - Portuguese: "Morada – Rua do Campo, Edf. Ngan Fai, nº 151, 1º G, Macau'
10. Ponto Final. Ponto Final https://pontofinal-macau.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. "Contacte-Nos." Macau Health Bureau. Retrieved on April 21, 2018. "SERVIÇOS DE SAÚDE Morada：Edifício da Administração dos Serviços de Saúde, Rua Nova à Guia, n.º 339, Macau" and "Centro de Saúde Porto Interior (Hoi Pong Koi) Rua Constantino Brito, n.º 11, 4º - 7º andar, Macau" Chinese version: "衛生局 地址：東望洋新街339號 衛生局行政樓" and "海傍區衛生中心 澳門貢士旦甸奴街11號4 至7樓"
12. Clayton, Cathryn H. Sovereignty at the Edge: Macau & the Question of Chineseness (Volume 324 of Harvard East Asian monographs, ISSN 0073-0483). Harvard University Press, 2009. p. 168. ISBN 0674035453, 9780674035454.
13. "Contactos." Conservatório de Macau [zh]. Retrieved on April 9, 2017. Address: "Escola de Dança Endereço:Alameda Dr. Carlos d'Assumpção, n.os 335-341, Edifício Centro Hotline, 3.º e 4.º andares, Macau" and "Escola de Teatro Endereço:Avenida da Amizade (Praceta de Miramar, n.º 87 r/c), Edifício Jardim San On, Macau" - Traditional Chinese: "舞蹈學校 地址：澳門新口岸宋玉生廣場335至341號獲多利中心三、四樓" and "戲劇學校 地址：澳門海景花園新安花園87號U(友誼大馬路)"
14. "Conservatório de Macau." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門高士德大馬路"
15. "Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima - Secção Chinesa." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Rua da Santa Clara, no.21, Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門南灣加辣堂街21號"
16. "Colégio de Santa Rosa de Lima - Secção Inglesa." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues, no.367" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 羅理基博士大馬路367號"
17. "Escola Concórdia para Ensino Especial." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua de Madrid, no.183, Edificio Chu Kuan, r/c-Q a 3 andar, Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門馬德里街183號珠光大廈南座地下Q舖至三樓"
18. "Escola Kao Yip." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/n" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 冼星海大馬路無門牌"
19. Home. Ling Nan Middle School. Retrieved on April 15, 2017.
20. "Escola Ling Nam." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Estrada dos Parses, no.1" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 松山白頭馬路一號"
21. Home. Macau Pooi To Middle School [zh]. Retrieved on April 11, 2017.
22. "Escola Pui Tou." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Avenida do Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues, no. 263, Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門羅理基博士大馬路263號"
23. "Escola Tong Sin Tong." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua Camilo Pessanha, no.64, Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門庇山耶街64號"
24. Home. Sheng Kung Hui Choi Kou School Macau. Retrieved on April 15, 2017. "夜中學及幼稚園[...]澳門白馬行(伯多祿局長街)53號" (53 R. de Pedro Nolasco da Silva)
25. . Macau Baptist College [zh]. April 26, 2003. Retrieved on April 14, 2017. "小學部及幼稚園 地址：澳門白馬行41號"
26. "Colégio Diocesano de São José." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Endereço : Rua da Sé, no.19" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 大堂街十九號"
27. Home. Millennium Secondary School. Retrieved on April 9, 2017.
28. "Escola Secundária Millennium." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Av. Sir Ljungsted, no. 238, China Civil Plaza, 8o. e 9o. andares, Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門新口岸倫斯泰特大馬路238號中土大廈8, 9樓"
29. "Escola Portuguesa de Macau." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. "Avenida Infante D. Henrique S/N - Macau" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 澳門殷皇子大馬路"
30. Home. St. Anthony's Kindergarten and Nursery. Retrieved on April 9, 2017.
31. "Centro de Educação Infantil Santo António." Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau). Retrieved on April 9, 2017. " Avenida da Praia Grande, no.743, 1 andar" - Chinese profile: "學校地址: 南灣大馬路743號一樓"
32. "Contacts." University of Saint Joseph. Retrieved on January 17, 2018. "NAPE1 [...] Address: Rua de Londres 16, Macau, China 地址：中國澳門倫敦街十六號（環宇豪庭三樓）"
33. "Branch Libraries." Macao Public Library. Retrieved on April 16, 2017. Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese

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Coordinates: 22°11′27″N 113°32′50″E / 22.1909°N 113.5473°E / 22.1909; 113.5473