Municipal Council of Macau

Municipal Council of Macau, was the local government structure in Macau during Portuguese rule. The title Leal Senado was bestowed on Macau's government in 1810 by Portugal's prince regent João, who later became King John VI of Portugal. This was a reward for Macau's loyalty to Portugal during the Philippine Dynasty, which ruled between 1580 and 1640.
Following the 1999 handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China, the council was superseded by a Provisional Municipal Council, and finally replaced by the Municipal Affairs Bureau. Like its predecessor bodies, the present Bureau meets at the Leal Senado Building.

Parish

The Council representation was based on parishes:

	Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau 花地瑪堂區
	Santo António, Macau 聖安多尼堂區 or 花王堂區
	São Lázaro 望德堂區
	Sé, Macau 大堂區
	São Lourenço, Macau 風順堂區 or 聖老愣佐堂區
	Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo 嘉模堂區 coterminous with the island of Taipa
	Coloane 聖方濟各堂區 coterminous with the island of Coloane