Rochor, Singapore

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Rochor is a historic and centrally located planning area in Singapore known for its mix of traditional shophouses, cultural landmarks, and urban redevelopment.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Rochor, Singapore canonical 3
Newton, Singapore 2
Bugis area, Singapore 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Planning Area
Urban Subzone
characterisedBy conservation areas
dense urban fabric
high-rise public housing
pre-war shophouses
containsCulturalSite Indian Heritage Centre
Little India Arcade
Tekka Centre
containsEducationalInstitution LASALLE College of the Arts (McNally Campus vicinity)
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (near Bencoolen)
containsMRTStation Bencoolen MRT station
Bugis MRT station (edge of planning area)
linked to: Bugis MRT station

Farrer Park MRT station
Jalan Besar MRT station
Little India MRT station
Rochor MRT station
containsNeighbourhood Kampong Glam vicinity
Little India
containsReligiousSite Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple
Masjid Sultan (nearby Kampong Glam area)
Sri Krishnan Temple
Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
containsShoppingFacility Mustafa Centre
Sim Lim Square
The Verge site (former)
containsStreet Bencoolen Street
Owen Road
Race Course Road
Rochor Canal Road
linked to: Rochor Road

Serangoon Road
containsWaterBody Rochor Canal
country Singapore
governedBy Urban Redevelopment Authority
hasHeritageArea Kampong Glam Conservation Area (partly)
Little India Historic District
hasLandUse commercial
hotel
institutional
mixed-use
residential
hasNeighbouringPlanningArea Downtown Core
Geylang
Kallang
Marina East
Marine Parade
Museum
Newton
Straits View
hasRedevelopmentProject Downtown Line corridor renewal
Rochor public housing redevelopment near North Bridge Road
hasSubzone Bencoolen
Farrer Park
Kampong Glam
Little India
Mackenzie
Rochor Canal
historicallyAssociatedWith Rochor Canal reclamation and drainage works
knownFor Indian heritage businesses
historic shophouses
religious and cultural landmarks
urban redevelopment projects
locatedIn Central Area, Singapore
Central Region, Singapore
partOf Central Area New Town
servedByMRTLine Downtown Line
linked to: Downtown MRT line

East West Line
North East Line
timezone Asia/Singapore
transportHubFor bus services to northern and eastern Singapore
underAuthorityPlan URA Master Plan
UTCOffset +08:00

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Area, Singapore contains Rochor, Singapore
Museum, Singapore adjacentTo River Valley, Singapore
linked to: Rochor, Singapore
Museum, Singapore adjacentTo Rochor, Singapore
Novena, Singapore adjacentTo Newton, Singapore
linked to: Rochor, Singapore
Tan Tock Seng associatedWithPlace Rochor area, Singapore
linked to: Rochor, Singapore
Outram, Singapore hasNeighbouringArea Rochor, Singapore
Outram, Singapore hasNeighbouringArea Newton, Singapore
linked to: Rochor, Singapore
National Library Building locatedIn Bugis area, Singapore
linked to: Rochor, Singapore