Coloane is one of the two main islands of Macau, located directly south of Macau's other main island, Taipa and east of Hengqin Island of Zhuhai in Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.
Coloane has an area of 8.07 sq.km. (4-km long) and is 5.6 km from the Macau Peninsula. It is connected to Taipa by a 2.2 km land-fill bridge, the Estrada do Istmo, however land reclamation has physically connected the two islands and a new town called Cotai has been built between Taipa and Coloane, which is home to the Cotai Strip and many other casinos under development.
Famous sites on the island include:
- Tam Kung Temple, dedicated to Lord Tam, a Taoist god of seafares
- Old Tin Hau Temple
- A-Ma Statue
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Chapel of St. Francis Xavier
- Museum of Nature and Agriculture
- Avenida de Cinco de Outubro
- Hac Sa Bay Park and Coloane Park
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