Macau New Urban Zone, Administrative zone in Macau, China
Macau New Urban Zone (Novos Aterros Urbanos) is about 350 hectares of reclaimed land along Macau's east and south coasts and Taipa's north shore. It has five districts: A, B, C, E1 and E2; D was cancelled. A, on the peninsula's northeast, is being built up with public housing, while B holds the Macau Science Centre, opened 25 January 2010.
The area came from a land reclamation project that expanded Macau's territory by converting water into buildable land. This transformation marked a turning point in the region's urban development.
The zone's name exists in Chinese (澳門新城區) and Portuguese (Novos Aterros Urbanos), the two official languages of Macau. District A is planned around public housing, with about 28,000 public and 4,000 private units foreseen, and its underground street is divided into a daily-services north-central part and a retail and cultural-creative south part.
The districts connect through multiple transport routes, making them easy to move between. Walking or using local transport lets you explore the full layout of the different sections.
District D's development was halted and remains incomplete, while districts E1 and E2 were strategically positioned near Taipa Ferry Terminal. This uneven development reveals the changing direction of the overall project.
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