Hengqin

Hengqin
横琴岛
Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin
View of the Shizimen CBD in Hengqin
Interactive map of Hengqin
CountryChina
City/SARZhuhai / Macau (leased lands)
Area
 • Total
106.46 km2 (41.10 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
6,300
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zonesUTC+8 (China Standard Time)
Macau Standard Time
Websitehengqin.gov.cn
Hengqin
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese横琴岛
Traditional Chinese橫琴島
Literal meaningHorizontal Qin island
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngqín dǎo
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaang4 kam4 dou2
IPA[wȁːŋ kʰɐ̏m]
Official name
Simplified Chinese横琴粤澳深度合作区
Traditional Chinese橫琴粵澳深度合作區
Literal meaningGuangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHéngqín yuèào shēndù hézuò qū
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingwaang4 kam4 jyut6 ou3 sam1 dou6 hap6 zok3 keoi1
Portuguese name
PortugueseIlha da Montanha (Zona de cooperação Aprofundada entre Guangdong e Macau em Hengqin)

Hengqin (simplified Chinese: 横琴岛; traditional Chinese: 橫琴島, Portuguese: Ilha da Montanha) is an island that lies mostly in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city and special economic zone in Guangdong Province of China. It has a population of about 3,000. Parts of Hengqin are leased to Macau by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, starting from 2009, mostly to house the new campus of the University of Macau. In the leased parts of the island, Macanese law applies.

The whole island is designated a special economic district, as the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.