São Lourenço, Macau
São Lourenço
風順堂區 Saint Lawrence | |
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A-Ma Temple | |
Freguesia de São Lourenço in Macau | |
| Country | Macau |
| Region | Municipality of Macau |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 51,700 |
| • Density | 52,000/km2 (130,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Macau Standard) |
| São Lourenço, Macau | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 風順堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 风顺堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | fung1 seon6 tong4 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fēngshùn Tángqū | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖老愣佐堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣老愣佐堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | sing3 lou5 ling4 zo6 tong4 keoi1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Freguesia de São Lourenço | ||||||||||||||||||
São Lourenço is a civil parish (Portuguese: freguesia) of Macau. It is located in the southwestern of Macau Peninsula and named after Lawrence of Rome.
This parish was one of five in the former Municipality of Macau, one of Macau's two municipalities that were abolished on 31 December 2001 by Law No. 17/2001, following the 1999 transfer of sovereignty over Macau from Portugal to China. While their administrative functions have since been removed, these parishes are still retained nominally.
It was surrounded by water on all sides except north and Southeast. It neighbours Freguesia da Sé. Penha Hill and Barra Hill (媽閣山) are to the south. The Portuguese governor building and current administrative buildings are located here. The hillsides contain a residential area of luxurious villas.
- Area: 0.9 km2 (13.4% of the peninsula)
- Population: 45,600
- Population density: 50,904 persons per km2