Macau Geography - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Location

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates

22 10 N, 113 33 E

Map references

Southeast Asia

Area

total: 28 sq km

land: 28.2 sq km

water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

total: 3 km

regional borders (1): China 3 km

Coastline

41 km

Maritime claims

not specified

Climate

subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers

Terrain

generally flat

Elevation

highest point: Alto Coloane 172 m

lowest point: South China Sea 0 m

Natural resources

NEGL

Land use

agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)

other: 100% (2018 est.)

Irrigated land

0 sq km (2012)

Population distribution

population fairly equally distributed

Natural hazards

typhoons

Geography - note

essentially urban; an area of land reclaimed from the sea measuring 5.2 sq km and known as Cotai now connects the islands of Coloane and Taipa; the island area is connected to the mainland peninsula by three bridges

NOTE: The information regarding Macau on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Macau 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Macau 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.