São Lourenço, Macau

São Lourenço 風順堂區 Saint Lawrence
Freguesia
A-Ma Temple
Freguesia de São Lourenço in Macau
Country	Macau, China
Region	Municipality of Macau
Area
• Total	1.0 km^2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	51,700
• Density	52,000/km^2 (130,000/sq mi)
Time zone	Macau Standard (UTC+8)

São Lourenço, Macau
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	風順堂區
Simplified Chinese	风顺堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Fung^1 Seon^6 Tong^4 Koe^1
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngshùn Tángqū
Literal meaning	Smooth Wind Church Area
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fēngshùn Tángqū IPA [fə́ŋʂu̯ə̌n tʰǎŋtɕʰý] Yale Romanization Fēngshwùn Tángchyū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Fung^1 Seon^6 Tong^4 Koe^1 IPA [fʊ́ŋsɵ̀n tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː] Yale Romanization Fúngseuhn Tòhngkeu
Alternative name
Traditional Chinese	聖老愣佐堂區
Simplified Chinese	圣老愣佐堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Sing^3 Lou^5 Ling^6 Zo^3 Tong^4 Koe^1
Hanyu Pinyin	Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū Yale Romanization Shènglǎuléngdzwǒ Tángchyū Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Sing^3 Lou^5 Ling^6 Zo^3 Tong^4 Koe^1 IPA [ɕɪ̄ŋlo̬ulɪ̀ŋtsɔ̄ː tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː] Yale Romanization Singlóuhlihngjóh Tòhngkeu
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de São Lourenço

Freguesia de São Lourenço is a southwestern freguesia of the 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

See also

• Templo de A-Má
• Santa Sancha
• Avenida da Republica
• Sede do Governo da RAEM
• Igreja São Lourenço

External links

• Freguesias da RAEM