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{{Short description|Planning area in Central Area, Singapore}}
{{About|district in Singapore|other uses of Outram|Outram (disambiguation)}}
{{About|district in Singapore|other uses of Outram|Outram (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Singapore neighbourhood
{{Infobox settlement
| image = Outram Park MRT Station, Dec 05.JPG
| name = Outram
| settlement_type = [[Planning Areas of Singapore|Planning Area]]
| caption = Outram Road with [[Outram Park MRT Station]] and the [[Pearl Bank Apartments]] in the background.
| translit_lang1 = Other
| englishname = Outram
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Standard Chinese|Chinese]]
| chinesename = 欧南
| translit_lang1_info1 = 欧南<br>''Au-lâm'' {{font|size=100%|([[Hokkien language|Hokkien]] [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī|POJ]])}}
| poj = au-lâm
| pengim =
| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Pinyin]]
| pinyin = oùnán
| translit_lang1_info2 = Ōu nán
| translit_lang1_type3 = [[Malay language|Malay]]
| malayname = Outram
| translit_lang1_info3 = Outram
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| tamilname = ஊட்ரம்
| translit_lang1_type4 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| translit_lang1_info4 = ஊட்ரம்
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = State Courts of Singapore prior to renovations - 20140714.jpg
| photo2a = 2016 Singapur, Chinatown, Świątynia i Muzeum Relikwi Zęba Buddy (04).jpg
| photo2b = Eu Tong Sen Street + New Bridge Road, Singapore, 2014 (01).JPG
| photo3a = Pano of Chinatown sector (8437614027).jpg
| photo4a = Pinnacle@Duxton from Neil Road.jpg
| photo4b = Chinese Procession (2001) by Lim Leong Seng, Telok Ayer Green, Singapore - 20051231.jpg
| photo5a = Parkroyal on Pickering (8579805153).jpg
| size = 280
| spacing = 2
| color = transparent
| border = 0
}}
| caption = From top left to right: Panoramic view of the [[State Courts of Singapore|State Courts]] in Outram, [[Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum]] at [[Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown]], [[New Bridge Road]] and [[Eu Tong Sen Street]] at night, Aerial panorama of [[Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown]] at night, [[The Pinnacle@Duxton]] from [[Neil Road]], Sculptures at [[Telok Ayer Street|Telok Ayer Green]], [[Hong Lim Park]] with [[Parkroyal on Pickering]] and One Upper Pickering in the background
| pushpin_map = Singapore
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Outram within Singapore
| coordinates = {{coord|1|17|5.6|N|103|50|38|E|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Singapore}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = [[Central Region, Singapore|Central Region]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Community Development Council|CDC]]
| subdivision_name2 = * [[Central Singapore Community Development Council|Central Singapore CDC]]
| subdivision_type3 = Town council
| subdivision_name3 = * [[Tanjong Pagar]] Town Council
* [[Jalan Besar]] Town Council
| subdivision_type4 = [[Constituencies of Singapore|Constituency]]
| subdivision_name4 = * [[Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency|Tanjong Pagar GRC]]
* [[Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency|Jalan Besar GRC]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = '''Central Singapore CDC'''
* [[Denise Phua]]
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| leader_title1 = Members of Parliament
| leader_name1 = '''Tanjong Pagar GRC'''
{{Bulleted list|list_style=line-height: inherit; | [[Indranee Rajah]]}}
'''Jalan Besar GRC'''
{{Bulleted list|list_style=line-height: inherit; | [[Josephine Teo]]}}
| area_rank = 51st
| area_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation>[http://www.citypopulation.de/php/singapore-admin.php?adm1id=114 Outram (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location]</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 1.37
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation /><ref name=singstat>{{cite web|url=https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data|title=Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref>
| population_total = 18,960
| population_rank = 27th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_rank = 5th
| population_demonym = '''Official'''
* Outram resident
| postal_code_type = Postal district
| postal_code = 3
| map_caption = Location in Central Region
| image_map = Outram in Central Region, Singapore.svg
}}
}}
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'''Outram''' {{IPAc-en|uː|t|r|ə|m}}, also known as '''Outram Park''', is a [[Planning Areas of Singapore|planning area]] located within the [[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]] of the [[Central Region, Singapore|Central Region]] of [[Singapore]]. The area is bordered by these planning areas - [[Singapore River]] to the north, the [[Downtown Core]] to the east and south, as well as [[Bukit Merah]] to the west.


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'''Outram''' {{IPAc-en|uː|t|r|ə|m}} is a [[Planning Areas of Singapore|planning area]] located within the [[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]] of the [[Central Region, Singapore|Central Region]] of [[Singapore]]. The area is bordered by these planning areas: [[Singapore River]] to the north, the [[Downtown Core]] to the east and south, and [[Bukit Merah]] to the west. Outram comprises four subzones, China Square, [[Chinatown, Singapore|Chinatown]], People's Park and [[Pearl's Hill]].
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Outram is home to several key municipal buildings, such as [[Singapore General Hospital]] (SGH) and several other specialist [[health]] centres operated by [[Singapore Health Services]] (SingHealth) as well as the [[Central Narcotics Bureau]] and the [[Police Cantonment Complex]]. Outram Secondary School is situated in nearby York Hill. Across the Outram Road from the Outram MRT Station is the [[Health Sciences Authority]] building. Along the same side of the road further down towards College Road, is Block 9 where Mortuary@HSA is located. At the junction of Outram Road and College Road stands the Alumni Building which at one time housed the Department of Scientific Services (DSS) before it was relocated to its present location in HSA Building.

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Outram is home to several key [[municipal]] buildings, such as [[Singapore General Hospital]] (SGH) and several other specialist [[health]] centres operated by [[Singapore Health Services]] (SingHealth) as well as the [[Central Narcotics Bureau]] and the [[Police Cantonment Complex]]. [[Outram Secondary School]] is situated in nearby York Hill. Across the Outram Road from the [[Outram Park MRT station]] is the [[Health Sciences Authority]] building. Along the same side of the road further down towards College Road, is Block 9 where Mortuary@HSA is located. At the junction of Outram Road and College Road stands the Alumni Building which at one time housed the Department of Scientific Services (DSS) before it was relocated to its present location in HSA Building.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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== History ==
== History ==
Known as ''si pai poh'' in [[Min Nan|Hokkien]], it means "[[Sepoy]] plain". The Sepoy Lines and police station and parade ground are at one end of Outram Road. Both designations: Sepoy Plain and Sepoy Lines refer to the public shooting of 47 sepoys at the wall of Outram Prison in 1915. This was in the aftermath of [[1915 Singapore Mutiny]] which was quelled by local and British Military forces.
Known as ''si pai poh'' in [[Min Nan|Hokkien]], which means "[[Sepoy]] plain". The Sepoy Lines and police station and parade ground are at one end of Outram Road. Both designations of Sepoy Plain and Sepoy Lines refer to the public shooting of 47 sepoys at the wall of Outram Prison in 1915. This was in the aftermath of the [[1915 Singapore Mutiny]], which was quelled by local and British military forces.

Outram was once home to one of the earliest civil prisons in Singapore, [[Outram Prison]]. Located at the foot of Pearl's Hill, it was built in 1847 by Charles Edward Faber of the [[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Engineers]]. During the [[Japanese occupation of Singapore|Japanese occupation]] in 1942, Outram Prison was briefly controlled by the Japanese and was used to hold prisoners of war. The prison was subsqeuently handed to the British forces following the end of the occupation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Outram Prison (Pearl’s Hill Prison) |url=https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=a1140d34-0dd6-4932-b35e-9b30f4ce529d |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> Outram Prison was eventually demolished in 1966 to make way for a housing project, Outram Park Complex, which was completed in 1970. It consisted of twelve 16-storey blocks together with a shopping complex. Outram Park Complex was selected for SERS in 1998 and was demolished by 2003, with its residents being relocated to Cantonment Towers in [[Everton Park, Singapore|Everton Park]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-07 |title=Pearl’s Hill |url=https://lostnfiledsg.wordpress.com/2015/02/08/pearls-hill/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=lostnfiledsg |language=en}}</ref> The land currently remains vacant and there are plans to revitalise Pearl's Hill, which includes building an integrated mixed-use development conisting of 6000 residential units, by the 2030s.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |title=Pearl’s Hill to get about 6,000 new homes including new HDB flats: URA, Property - THE BUSINESS TIMES |url=https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/pearls-hill-get-about-6000-new-homes-including-new-hdb-flats-ura |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.businesstimes.com.sg |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{commons|Outram}}
{{Reflist}}
*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, {{ISBN|981-210-364-3}}
* Victor R. Savage, Brenda S. A. Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, {{ISBN|981-210-364-3}}

{{coord missing|Singapore}}
== External links ==
* {{Commons inline|Outram}}


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{{Places in Singapore}}
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Latest revision as of 03:20, 8 May 2024

This article is about district in Singapore. For other uses of Outram, see Outram (disambiguation).
Outram
Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese欧南
Au-lâm (Hokkien POJ)
 • PinyinŌu nán
 • MalayOutram
 • Tamilஊட்ரம்
From top left to right: Panoramic view of the State Courts in Outram, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum at Chinatown, New Bridge Road and Eu Tong Sen Street at night, Aerial panorama of Chinatown at night, The Pinnacle@Duxton from Neil Road, Sculptures at Telok Ayer Green, Hong Lim Park with Parkroyal on Pickering and One Upper Pickering in the background
Location in Central Region
Location in Central Region
Outram is located in Singapore
Outram
Outram
Location of Outram within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°17′5.6″N 103°50′38″E / 1.284889°N 103.84389°E / 1.284889; 103.84389
Country Singapore
RegionCentral Region
CDC
Town council
Constituency
Government
 • MayorCentral Singapore CDC
 • Members of ParliamentTanjong Pagar GRC

Jalan Besar GRC

Area
[1]
 • Total1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
 • Rank51st
Population
 (2019)[1][2]
 • Total18,960
 • Rank27th
 • Density14,000/km2 (36,000/sq mi)
  • Rank5th
DemonymOfficial
  • Outram resident
Postal district
3

Outram /uːtrəm/ is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The area is bordered by these planning areas: Singapore River to the north, the Downtown Core to the east and south, and Bukit Merah to the west. Outram comprises four subzones, China Square, Chinatown, People's Park and Pearl's Hill.

Outram is home to several key municipal buildings, such as Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and several other specialist health centres operated by Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) as well as the Central Narcotics Bureau and the Police Cantonment Complex. Outram Secondary School is situated in nearby York Hill. Across the Outram Road from the Outram Park MRT station is the Health Sciences Authority building. Along the same side of the road further down towards College Road, is Block 9 where Mortuary@HSA is located. At the junction of Outram Road and College Road stands the Alumni Building which at one time housed the Department of Scientific Services (DSS) before it was relocated to its present location in HSA Building.

Etymology[edit]

Outram Road was named by the Municipality in 1858 after a British general, Sir James Outram (1803–1863), of the Indian rebellion of 1857 fame. The nearby Havelock Road was named in reference to Major-General Sir Henry Havelock. General Outram and General Havelock were two of the leaders in the British army during the Indian rebellion of 1857.

History[edit]

Known as si pai poh in Hokkien, which means "Sepoy plain". The Sepoy Lines and police station and parade ground are at one end of Outram Road. Both designations of Sepoy Plain and Sepoy Lines refer to the public shooting of 47 sepoys at the wall of Outram Prison in 1915. This was in the aftermath of the 1915 Singapore Mutiny, which was quelled by local and British military forces.

Outram was once home to one of the earliest civil prisons in Singapore, Outram Prison. Located at the foot of Pearl's Hill, it was built in 1847 by Charles Edward Faber of the Madras Engineers. During the Japanese occupation in 1942, Outram Prison was briefly controlled by the Japanese and was used to hold prisoners of war. The prison was subsqeuently handed to the British forces following the end of the occupation.[3] Outram Prison was eventually demolished in 1966 to make way for a housing project, Outram Park Complex, which was completed in 1970. It consisted of twelve 16-storey blocks together with a shopping complex. Outram Park Complex was selected for SERS in 1998 and was demolished by 2003, with its residents being relocated to Cantonment Towers in Everton Park.[4] The land currently remains vacant and there are plans to revitalise Pearl's Hill, which includes building an integrated mixed-use development conisting of 6000 residential units, by the 2030s.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Outram (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location
  2. ^ "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Outram Prison (Pearl's Hill Prison)". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ "Pearl's Hill". lostnfiledsg. 2015-02-07. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  5. ^ "Pearl's Hill to get about 6,000 new homes including new HDB flats: URA, Property - THE BUSINESS TIMES". www.businesstimes.com.sg. 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  • Victor R. Savage, Brenda S. A. Yeoh (2003), Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3

External links[edit]

  • Media related to Outram at Wikimedia Commons


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