São Lourenço, Macau

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.

São Lourenço 風順堂區 Saint Lawrence
Freguesia
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
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	風順堂區
Simplified Chinese	风顺堂区
Jyutping	fung1 seon6 tong4 keoi1
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngshùn Tángqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēngshùn Tángqū Yale Romanization Fēngshwùn Tángchyū IPA [fə́ŋʂwə̌n tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Fúngseuhn Tòhngkeu Jyutping fung1 seon6 tong4 keoi1 IPA [fʊ́ŋsɵ̀n tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Alternative name
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū Yale Romanization Shènglǎuléngdzwǒ Tángchyū Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Singlóuhlihngjóh Tòhngkeu Jyutping sing3 lou5 ling4 zo6 tong4 keoi1 IPA [ɕɪ̄ŋlo̬ulɪ̀ŋtsɔ̄ː tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de São Lourenço

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 [zh] (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

Government

• Macau Government Headquarters
• Macau Government House
• Government Printing Bureau headquarters^[1]

Tourist attractions

• A-Ma Temple
• Dom Pedro V Theatre
• Leal Senado Building
• Mandarin's House
• Maritime Museum
• Moorish Barracks
• Our Lady of Penha Chapel
• Penha Hill
• Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
• St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
• St. Lawrence's Church

Transportation

• Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal

Healthcare

The Macau government operates the Centro de Saúde de S. Lourenço (風順堂衛生中心) in Fong Son Tong.^[2]

Education

Sir Robert Ho Tung Library

All schools in this parish are private and subsidized by the Macau government.

• Escola Estrela do Mar - Preschool through secondary school^[3]
• Escola Há Ván Châm Vui (下環浸會學校) - Preschool and primary school^[4]
• Escola Santa Maria Mazzarello (聖瑪沙利羅學校) - Preschool and primary school^[5]
• Instituto Salesiano da Imaculada Conceição, primary through secondary school^[6]

Saint Joseph Seminary of the University of Saint Joseph is in São Lourenço.^[7]

Macao Public Library operates two branches in the parish: the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library and the S. Lourenço Library (Biblioteca de S. Lourenço; 下環圖書館). The latter occupies 1,245 square metres (13,400 sq ft) of space on the third floor of the Municipal Market Complex of St. Lourenço (下環街市). The S. Lourenço branch opened in December 2009 and was a part of the renovation of the market.^[8]

See also

• Macau Government Headquarters (Sede do Governo da RAEM)