Place details
Place nameMacau
Other namesMacao, Macau, Cidade de, Nom de Deus de Macau, Ao-men, Aomen, Amacao
CountryMacau
Latitude22.2
Longitude113.55
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Town is coextensive with the Macau peninsula, in Southeast China; settled by Portuguese in the 16th century as a trading post en route to China and Japan; with Canton, only ports in China open to European trade 1717-19th century; site of several fortresses and Jaialai palace.