São Lázaro

São Lázaro is the smallest civil parish (Portuguese: freguesia) of Macau, located in the central-east region of the Macau Peninsula. It is surrounded by the parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santo António, and Sé.

São Lázaro 望德堂區 Saint Lazarus
Freguesia
Guia Fortress
Freguesia de São Lázaro in Macau
Coordinates: 22°11′55″N 113°32′55″E
Country	Macau
Concelho	Concelho de Macau
Area
• Total	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2013[needs update])
• Total	33,100
• Density	52,000/km2 (130,000/sq mi)
• Rank	2
Time zone	UTC+8 (Macau Standard)

São Lázaro
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	望德堂區
Simplified Chinese	望德堂区
Jyutping	Mong6 Dak1 Tong4 Koe1
Hanyu Pinyin	Wàngdé Tángqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wàngdé Tángqū Yale Romanization Wàngdé Tángchyū IPA [wâŋtɤ̌ tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Mohngdák Tòhngkeu Jyutping Mong6 Dak1 Tong4 Koe1 IPA [mɔ̀ːŋtɐ́k tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː]
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de São Lázaro

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.(Portuguese: Colina da Guia, 松山 or 東望洋山). 3% of factories in Macau are located in the district.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Tertiary education:

• United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools:

• Macao Conservatory - Headquarters and school of Music^[1]
  • The school of music is designated as a public secondary school programme.^[2]
• Escola Secundária Luso-Chinesa de Luís Gonzaga Gomes^[3]
• Escola Primária Oficial Luso-Chinesa "Sir Robert Ho Tung" (何東中葡小學) - Preschool, primary school, and special education^[4]
• Escola Primária Luso-Chinesa da Flora (二龍喉中葡小學)^[5]

Private tuition-free schools:

• Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College - Primary and secondary school^[6]
• Yuet Wah College - Preschool through secondary school^[7]
• Escola Kai Chi (啟智學校) - Special education^[8]

Private non-free schools:

• Pui Ching Middle School - Preschool through secondary school^[9]
• Jardim de Infância "D. José da Costa Nunes" (魯彌士主教幼稚園) - Preschool^[10]

Public library

Macao Central Library

The parish is home to Macao Central Library, the main library of the Macao Public Library system.^[11]

Healthcare

The Macau government operates the Centro de Saúde Macau Oriental (塔石衛生中心) in Tap Seac.^[12]

Tourist attractions

• Archives of Macao
• Guia Fortress
• Lou Lim Ieoc Garden
• Macau Tea Culture House
• St. Lazarus' Church
• Sun Yat Sen Memorial House
• Tai Fung Tong Art House
• Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion
• Tap Seac Square
• Vasco da Gama Garden
• Victory Garden
• Guia Municipal Park
• Guia Cable Car
• Jardim da Flora
• Guia Tunnel
• Estrada de Cacilhas
• Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida

See also

• Parishes of Macau