São Lázaro is the smallest

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 ...

, located in the central-east region of the

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 ...

. It is surrounded by the parishes of Nossa Senhora de Fátima,

Santo António Santo António (Portuguese for Saint Anthony), also known as Santo António do Príncipe, is the main settlement of the island of Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe. It lies on the north east coast. It is the capital of the Autonomous Regio ...

, and Sé. This parish was one of five in the former

Municipality of Macau The Municipality of Macau ( pt, Concelho de Macau) was one of two municipalities of Macau, along with the Municipality of Ilhas. Governance Its bodies were the Municipal Council of Macau, municipal council (''Câmara Municipal de Macau'') and ...

, 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. One-third of its region is covered by (Portuguese: Colina da Guia, Chinese: 松山 or 東望洋山). 3% of factories in Macau are located in the district.

Education

Tertiary education: *

United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society The United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS; ) is an institute of the United Nations University (UNU), located in São Lázaro, Macau, China. Overview Established in 2015, UNU-CS intends to assist the United Natio ...

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools: * Macao Conservatory - Headquarters and school of MusicContactos
" Macao Conservatory. Retrieved on April 9, 2017. Address: "Conservatório de Macau Endereço: Avenida de Horta e Costa, n.os 14 - 16, Macau" and "Escola de Música Endereço: Rua do Volong, n.º 35, Macau"
Traditional Chinese
"澳門演藝學院地址：澳門高士德大馬路14-16號" and "音樂學校地址：澳門和隆街35號" ** The school of music is designated as a public secondary school programme.Conservatório de Macau
"

Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (Macau) Education and Youth Affairs Bureau ( pt, Direcção dos Serviços de Educação e Juventude or DSEJ; ) was the education agency of Macau. It merged with the Higher Education Bureau, becoming the Education and Youth Development Bureau, in 2021. H ...

. Retrieved on April 9, 2017.
Chinese profile
"學校地址: 澳門高士德大馬路" It is located in this parish. * Escola Secundária Luso-Chinesa de Luís Gonzaga Gomes * Escola Primária Oficial Luso-Chinesa "Sir

Robert Ho Tung Sir Robert Ho Tung Bosman, (22 December 1862 – 26 April 1956), also known as Sir Robert Ho Tung, was a businessman and philanthropist in British Hong Kong. Known as "the grand old man of Hong Kong" (), he was knighted in 1915 (Knight Bache ...

" (何東中葡小學) - Preschool, primary school, and special education * Escola Primária Luso-Chinesa da Flora (二龍喉中葡小學) Private tuition-free schools: *

Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College (, pt, Colégio Perpétuo Socorro Chan Sui Ki; abbreviated as: Perpetual Help College; init: PHC) is a private Grant-in-aid primary and secondary school in Macau, with a main campus in São Lázaro (Saint Lazar ...

- Primary and secondary school *

Yuet Wah College Yuet Wah College ( pt, Colégio Yuet Wah; ; abbr: YWC), often referred to as Yuet Wah, is a Macau all-boys Catholic preschool through secondary school in São Lázaro (St. Lazarus Parish), Macau.Pui Ching Middle School The Pui Ching Middle Schools () is a system of Baptist secondary schools first founded in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China and later Hong Kong and Macau. Located at Peizheng Road in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou Pui Ching Middle School is a s ...

- Preschool through secondary school * Jardim de Infância "D. José da Costa Nunes" (魯彌士主教幼稚園) - Preschool

Public library

The parish is home to

Macao Central Library The Macao Central Library (; pt, Biblioteca Central de Macau) is a library of the Macao Public Library system, in São Lázaro (Saint Lazarus Parish), Macau. History On 28 September 1895, the National Library of Macau, initially a part of the Li ...

, the main library of the

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 ...

system.

Healthcare

The Macau government operates the Centro de Saúde Macau Oriental (塔石衛生中心) in Tap Seac.Contacte-Nos
"

Macau Health Bureau 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 po ...

. Retrieved on April 21, 2018. "Centro de Saúde Macau Oriental (Tap Seac) Av. Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, Macauu
Chinese version
"塔石衛生中心澳門荷蘭園大馬路"

Tourist attractions

Archives of Macao The Archives of Macao (; pt, Arquivo de Macau) is a general archive in São Lázaro, Macau. It collects, processes, protects and make available records pertaining Macau. History The Archives of Macao was founded as Macao General Archives (Arqui ...

Guia Fortress The Guia Fortress ( pt, Fortaleza da Guia; ) is a 17th-century colonial military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in São Lázaro, Macau. The complex is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau. The view of the fortre ...

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* Macau Tea Culture House * St. Lazarus' Church *

Sun Yat Sen Memorial House Sun Yat Sen Memorial House (; pt, Casa Comemorativa Sun Yat Sen) or Memorial House of Dr. Sun Yat Sen is a museum located in São Lázaro, Macau, China where former family members and relatives of Sun Yat-sen, the 'Father of Modern China' used ...

* Tai Fung Tong Art House *

Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion The Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion (; pt, Pavilhão Polidesportivo Tap Seac) is an indoor sporting arena located in São Lázaro, Macau, China. The land on which the Tap Seac Multi-sport Pavilion sits at present belongs to the Ho-Tung Primary Sc ...

* Tap Seac Square * Vasco da Gama Garden *

Victory Garden Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany during World War I ...

*Guia Municipal Park *Guia Cable Car *Jardim da Flora *Guia Tunnel *Estrada de Cacilhas *Avenida do Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida

References

External links

Freguesias da RAEM

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