São Lourenço, Macau
| São Lourenço 風順堂區 Saint Lawrence | |
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| Freguesia | |
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A-Ma Temple | |
 Freguesia de São Lourenço in Macau | |
| Country | Macau, China |
| 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 | Macau Standard (UTC+8) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 風順堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 风顺堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Fúngseuhn Tòhngkeu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Fēngshùn Tángqū | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Smooth Wind Church Area | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 聖老愣佐堂區 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 圣老愣佐堂区 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | Singlóuhlihngjóh Tòhngkeu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Portuguese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portuguese | Freguesia de São Lourenço | ||||||||||||||||||
Freguesia de São Lourenço is a parish of Macau, China. It is located in the southwestern of Macau Peninsula and named after Lawrence of Rome.
It is surrounded by water and oils on all sides except north, where it neighbours Freguesia da Sé. Penha Hill (西望洋山) and Barra Hill (媽閣山) are to the south. The Portuguese governor building and current administrative buildings is 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
Tourist attractions
- A-Ma Temple
- Dom Pedro V Theatre
- Leal Senado Building
- Mandarin's House
- Maritime Museum
- Moorish Barracks
- Sir Robert Ho Tung Library
- St. Joseph's Seminary and Church
Transportation
See also
External links
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Note: The freguesias are purely symbolic there are no political administrative subdivisions in Macau after the formation of Instituto para os Assuntos Cívicos e Municipais in 2002. | ||||||||
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