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Macau GuideEssential facts, not news

Macau basics

Status
Special Administrative Region of China (since 20 Dec 1999)
Population
About 690,000
Area
About 33 km²
Official languages · Script
Chinese (Cantonese widely spoken) · Portuguese · Traditional Chinese characters
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Currency
Pataca (MOP, MOP$) · Hong Kong dollar widely accepted
Time zone
UTC+8 · No daylight saving

Emergency & help lines

Emergency (police · fire · ambulance)
999
Police (tourist emergency, multilingual)
110 / 112
Tourism hotline (MGTO)
+853 2833 3000
Public Security Police
+853 2857 3333

Traveler essentials

Dialling code
+853
Voltage · Plug
220V 50Hz · Type G (also D/M)
Driving side
Left-hand traffic
Main areas
Macao Peninsula · Taipa · Cotai · Coloane

Public holidays

Jan 1
New Year's Day
Lunar Jan 1–3
Lunar New Year (3 days)
Easter (Mar/Apr)
Good Friday · Day before Easter
Around Apr 4–5
Ching Ming Festival
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May 1
Labour Day
Lunar Apr 8
Buddha's Birthday
Lunar May 5
Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival
Lunar Aug 16
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Oct 1–2
National Day of the People's Republic of China (2 days)
Lunar Sep 9
Chung Yeung Festival
Nov 2
All Souls' Day
Dec 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Dec 20
Macao SAR Establishment Day
Around Dec 21–22
Winter Solstice
Dec 24–25
Christmas Eve · Christmas Day

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