Outram, Singapore

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**Outram**
English	Outram
Chinese	欧南
(Pinyin	oùnán)
Malay	Outram
Tamil	ஊட்ரம் பார்க்

Outram Road with Outram Park MRT Station in the background.

Outram is a district in Singapore, within the Central Area, relatively near the prominent city centre and financial districts, but is nearer the border of the Central Area, and outside the Downtown Core. Outram is served by extensive public transport, including SBS Transit and a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Station, the Outram Park MRT Station. It contains the ethnic neighbourhood of Chinatown.

Outram Park contains 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.

[edit] Etymology

Outram Road was named by the Municipality in 1858 after a British general, Sir James Outram (1803-1863), of the 1857 Indian Mutiny fame. General Outram and General Havelock were two of the leaders in the British army during the Indian mutiny.

Known as si pai poh in Hokkien, it means "Sepoy plain". The Sepoy Lines and police station and parade ground are at one end of Outram Road.

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[edit] Reference

Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3

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