St. Lawrence Parish: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

St. Lawrence Parish (風順堂區 Pinyin: Fengshun Tangqu, or 聖老愣佐堂區 Sheng Laolengzuo Tangqu; Portuguese: Freguesia de São Lourenco) is a southwestern region of Macau Peninsula, Macau, 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.