São Lourenço is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

( pt, freguesia) of

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. It is located in the southwestern of

Macau Peninsula The Macau Peninsula is the most populous and historical part of Macau. It has an area of () and is geographically connected to Guangdong Province at the northeast through an isthmus wide. The peninsula, together with downtown Zhuhai, sits o ...

and named after

Lawrence of Rome Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...

. 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 The transfer of sovereignty of Macau (; pt, Transferência da soberania de Macau) from Portugal to the People's Republic of China (PRC) occurred on 20 December 1999. Macau was settled by Portuguese merchants in 1557, during the Ming dynasty ...

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 ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...

Penha Hill The Penha Hill (; pt, Colina da Penha) is a hill in São Lourenço, Macau, China. Geology At an elevation of above sea level, the hill is the third highest hill in Macau. On its slope, lays many pieces of granites. Features At the top of th ...

and () 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 The Macau Government Headquarters (; pt, Sede do Governo da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China), formerly Governor's Palace ( pt, Palácio do Governador) is the official office of the Chief Executive of Maca ...

* Macau Government House * Government Printing Bureau headquarters

Tourist attractions

A-Ma Temple The A-Ma Temple is a temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called chur ...

Dom Pedro V Theatre The Dom Pedro V Theatre (; pt, Teatro Dom Pedro V) is a historical theatre situated at ''Largo de Santo Agostinho'' in São Lourenço, Macau, China. It is one of the first western-style theatres in East Asia. The theater is an important landmark ...

Leal Senado Building The Leal Senado Building ( Portuguese for ''Loyal Senate'') was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government (Legislative Assembly of Macau and Municipal Council of Macau). It is located at one end of the Senado Square in São Lourenço, Macau ...

* Mandarin's House *

Maritime Museum A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navies and the militar ...

* Moorish Barracks * Our Lady of Penha Chapel *

* Sir Robert Ho Tung Library * St. Joseph's Seminary and Church

Transportation

Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal The Inner Harbour Ferry Terminal (; pt, Terminal Marítimo de Passageiros do Porto Interior) is a passenger pier in São Lourenço, Macau, China. The ferry terminal is dedicated for ferries to the nearby Wanzai, Zhuhai. History The former Yuto ...

Healthcare

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

Education

Biblioteca Robert Ho Tung, Macao, 2013-08-08, DD 01

All schools in this parish are private and subsidized by the Macau government. * Escola Estrela do Mar - Preschool through secondary school * Escola Há Ván Châm Vui (下環浸會學校) - Preschool and primary school * Escola Santa Maria Mazzarello (聖瑪沙利羅學校) - Preschool and primary school * Instituto Salesiano da Imaculada Conceição, primary through secondary school Saint Joseph Seminary of the

University of Saint Joseph The University of Saint Joseph (USJ; ; pt, Universidade de São José) is a Catholic university founded in 1996, previously known as Macau Inter-University Institute (; pt, Instituto Inter-Universitário de Macau; IIUM). It was jointly org ...

is in São Lourenço.

Macao Public Library The Macao Public Library (; pt, Biblioteca Pública de Macau) is the public library system of Macau. The head office is on the ground floor of the old building of the Sir Robert Ho Tung Library in São Lourenço (Saint Lawrence Parish). Hist ...

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 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.Branch Libraries
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References

External links

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