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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 192 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MACAO (A-Ma-ngao, " See also:Harbour of the goddess A-Ma "; See also:Port. Macau)  , a Portuguese See also:settlement on the See also:coast of See also:China, in 22° N., 132° E . Pop . (1896), See also:Chinese, 74,568; Portuguese, 3898; other nationalities, 161—See also:total, 78,627 . It consists of a See also:tongue of See also:land 2 M. in length and less than 1 m. in breadth, See also:running S.S.W. from the See also:island of Hiang Shang (See also:Port . Ancam) on the western See also:side of the See also:estuary of the See also:Canton See also:River . Bold and rocky hills about 300 ft. high occupy both extremities of the See also:peninsula, the picturesque See also:city, with its See also:flat-roofed houses painted See also:blue, See also:green and red, lying in the undulating ground between . The forts are effective additions to the See also:general view, but do not add much to the strength of the See also:place . Along the See also:east side of the peninsula runs the Praya Grande, or See also:Great See also:Quay, the See also:chief See also:promenade in See also:Macao, on which stand the See also:governor's See also:palace, the administrative offices, the consulates and the leading commercial establishments . The See also:church of St See also:Paul (1594–1602), the seat of the Jesuit See also:college in the 17th See also:century, was destroyed by See also:fire in 1835 . The See also:Hospital da Misericordia (1569) was rebuilt in 164o .

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