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Municipal Council of Macau (Portuguese:Leal Senado,lit. Loyal Senate), was the local government structure inMacau (similar tocity councils) duringPortuguese rule. The titleLeal Senado was bestowed on Macau's government in 1810 by Portugal'sprince regentJoão, who later became King John VI of Portugal. This was a reward for Macau's loyalty to Portugal during thePhilippine Dynasty, which ruled between 1580 and 1640.
Following the 1999handover of Macau to thePeople's Republic of China, the council was superseded[1] by a Provisional Municipal Council, and finally replaced by theMunicipal Affairs Bureau. Like its predecessor bodies, the present Bureau meets at theLeal Senado Building.
The Council representation was based onparishes:[clarification needed]
 | Nossa Senhora de Fátima 花地瑪堂區 |
 | Santo António 聖安多尼堂區 or花王堂區 |
 | São Lázaro 望德堂區 |
 | Sé 大堂區 |
 | São Lourenço 風順堂區 or聖老愣佐堂區 |
 | Nossa Senhora do Carmo 嘉模堂區 coterminous with the island ofTaipa |
 | Coloane 聖方濟各堂區 coterminous with the island ofColoane |
22°11′36″N113°32′22″E / 22.1933°N 113.5394°E /22.1933; 113.5394
