page_title: Geography of Macau
section_title: Location, size, border, and coastline
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Macau / Location, size, border, and coastline
caption_attribution_description: English: The map of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) of the People's Republic of China (English version), issued by the State Council of the People's Republic of China on December 20, 2015. From the Order No. 665 of the State Council, People's Republic of China. 中文（简体）‎: 中华人民共和国澳门特别行政区行政区域图（英语版，2015年12月20日由中华人民共和国国务院印发）。
context_page_description: Macau is a Special Administrative Region on the southern coast of China. It is located at the south of Guangdong Province, on the tip of the peninsula formed by the Zhujiang estuary on the east and the Xijiang on the west. Macau is situated 60 km west of Hong Kong, and 145 km southwest of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province. It is situated immediately east and south of Zhuhai.
  The region comprises the Macau Peninsula and the islands of Taipa and Coloane. Macau was once an island but gradually a connecting sandbar turned into a narrow isthmus. Land reclamation in the 17th century made Macau into a peninsula, and a barrier gate was built to mark the separation between the peninsula and the mainland. Pre-colonial records show that Macau totalled only 2.78 km² but began to increase as a result of Portuguese settlement. Land growth has accelerated since the last quarter of the 20th century, from 15 km² in 1972 to 16.1 km² in 1983 to 21.3 km² in 1994. Macau's size has gradually increased as result of continued land reclamation, especially on Taipa and Coloane. In 2014, the total land area was approximately 30.3 km².
context_section_description: Geographic coordinates: 22°10′N 113°33′E
caption: Macau borders the city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. The map also shows Macau's maritime boundaries.
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