Cotai
 路 氹 城 Zone of Macau |
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 8 '39 " N , 113 ° 33' 49" E |
| height | 0- 6 m |
| surface | 6.0 km² |
| Former parish | Concelho das Ilhas |
Cotai ( Chinese路 氹 城, Pinyin Lùdàngchéng , Jyutping Lou 6 tam 5 sing 4 , Yale Louhtáhm Sìhng ) is a special administrative unit of Macau . The entire area was created from 1999 through land reclamation , but was not assigned to any of the existing freguesias , which are used for statistical purposes. In statistics Cotai is the official name Zona de Aterro entre Taipa e Coloane ( Chinese路氹填海區, Pinyin Lùdàngtiánhǎiqū , Jyutping Lou 6 tam 5 tin 4 hoi 2 keoi 1 , Yale Louhtáhmtìhnhóikēui ) and own land area listed, due to lack of residential areas is Cotai not included in the population survey.
Origin of name
The name "Cotai" is derived from the two islands, which are now connected by the area of Cotai with a large flat land area. The first syllable of "Cotai" is from Coloane Island while the second syllable is the first syllable from Taipa Island .
history
As the start of the connection between Taipa and Coloane, the construction of artificial applies isthmus between two islands in 1968. In the 1990s, began the development of the isthmus by land reclamation, especially after the transfer of sovereignty over Macao in the People's Republic of China in 1999, this was reinforced continued. In 2003 and 2004 the construction of casinos and hotels began . With the support of the Macau government , a new gambling center based on the Las Vegas Strip , the Cotai Strip , was to be built next to the casinos in Sé . The Venetian Macao , which opened on August 28, 2007, has almost 3,000 rooms and was the first hotel in Cotai. The construction of hotels and leisure facilities has not yet been completed as of March 2019, and several properties are still undeveloped.
Other recreational facilities are located in Cotai, including the Orient Golf Club and the East Asian Games Dome.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 12 years of Cotai. July 31, 2016, accessed March 11, 2019 .
- ↑ A Guide to the Cotai Strip: Casinos and Beyond. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
- ↑ The Grand Opening of The Venetian® Macau Resort Hotel | Luminous Experiential MSLGROUP. Retrieved March 11, 2019 (American English).
- ^ Construction of the Macao East Asian Games Dome Started - Website of MSAR Government Information Bureau. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .