Downtown Core
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| • Chinese | 市中心 | ||||||||
| • Pinyin | Shì zhōngxīn | ||||||||
| • Hokkien | Chhī-tiong-sim | ||||||||
| • Malay | Pusat Bandar | ||||||||
| • Tamil | டவுன்டவுன் கோர் | ||||||||
| • Tamil romanisation | Ṭavuṉṭavuṉ kōr | ||||||||
From top left to right: Aerial view of the Civic District, Raffles Place, Parliament House, The Helix Bridge with Marina Bay Sands in the background, Old Supreme Court Building, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, The Merlion with the Marina Bay Financial Centre in the background
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| Coordinates: 1°17′12.11″N 103°51′12.63″E / 1.2866972°N 103.8535083°E | |||||||||
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Jalan Besar GRC
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| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 4.34 km2 (1.68 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Area rank | 44th | ||||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||||
| • Total | 3,720 | ||||||||
| • Rank | 32nd | ||||||||
| • Density | 857.1/km2 (2,220/sq mi) | ||||||||
| • Density rank | 34th | ||||||||
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| • Chinese | 2,970 | ||||||||
| • Malays | 40 | ||||||||
| • Indians | 320 | ||||||||
| • Others | 390 | ||||||||
| Postal district | 1, 6, 7 | ||||||||
Central Singapore CDC
Jalan Besar GRC
The Downtown Core (Chinese: 市中心, Malay: Pusat Bandar, Tamil: டவுன்டவுன் கோர்) is the historical and downtown epicenter of the city-state of Singapore. It is one of the eleven planning areas located within the Central Area, forming the latter's dense urban core. It is bounded by Rochor to the north, Kallang to the northeast, Marina East and Marina South to the east, Straits View to the southeast, Bukit Merah to the south, as well as Outram, Museum and Singapore River to the west.
As the financial heart of Singapore, the Downtown Core houses the headquarters and offices of numerous corporations, as well as the Singapore Exchange. The area is also home to a large number of governmental institutions, notably the seat of Parliament and the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Singapore's modern history began in this area, when Stamford Raffles and representatives of the British East India Company landed along the banks of the Singapore River to set up a free port in Southeast Asia. As the old harbour grew along the mouth of the river bank, the city naturally expanded around it, creating what is now the Central Area.
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