St. Lawrence Parish

St. Lawrence Parish
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	風順堂區
Simplified Chinese	风顺堂区
Cantonese Jyutping	Fung1 Seon6 Tong4 Koe1
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēngshùn Tángqū
Literal meaning	Smooth Wind Church Area
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Fēngshùn Tángqū - IPA [fə́ŋʂǔn tʰɑ̌ŋtɕʰý] - Yale Romanization Fēngshwùn Tángchyū Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Fung1 Seon6 Tong4 Koe1 - 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
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Shènglǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū - Yale Romanization Shènglǎuléngdzwǒ Tángchyū Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Sing3 Lou5 Ling6 Zo3 Tong4 Koe1 - IPA [ɕɪ̄ŋlo̬ulɪ̀ŋtsɔ̄ː tʰɔ̏ːŋkʰœ́ː] - Yale Romanization Singlóuhlihngjóh Tòhngkeu
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Freguesia de São Lourenço

St. Lawrence Parish is a southwestern freguesia of the Macau Peninsula.

It is surrounded by water on all sides except north, where it neighbours Cathedral Parish. 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