St. Lawrence Parish

St. Lawrence Parish

St. Lawrence Parish (風順堂區 Jyutping: Fung1 Seon6 Tong4 Koe1 Pinyin: Fēngshùn Tángqū , or 聖老愣佐堂區 Sing3 Lou5 Ling6 Zo3 Tong4 Koe1, Shèng Lǎoléngzuǒ Tángqū; Portuguese: Freguesia de São Lourenço) is a southwestern region of Macau Peninsula, in the former Portuguese colony of Macau, in the People's Republic of China.
* Area: 0.9 km² (13.4% of the peninsula)
* Population: 45,600
* Population density: 50,904 persons per km²

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 locates here; their slopes contain a luxurious residential area of villas.

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.dscc.gov.mo/port/detail/frequesi.htm Freguesias da RAEM]


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