Bencoolen

Bencoolen is a neighborhood in and has about 1,340 residents. Bencoolen is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church and Singapore Life Church.

Church
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
Christians in Singapore constitute 17% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2025. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam.

Church
Photo: Roysouza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christians in Singapore constitute 17% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2025. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam.

Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochor and Bugis.

Suburb
is a planning area located within the Central Area of the of Singapore. shares boundaries with the following planning areas – to the north and east, to the west, as well as Museum and the to the south.

Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Neighborhood
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.
is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Bencoolen

Latitude
1.30201° or 1° 18′ 7″ north
Longitude
103.85128° or 103° 51′ 5″ east
Population
1,340
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6PH58V22+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13348031172
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
13118129
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Bencoolen” goes by many names.
  • Thai: “เบงคูเลน”

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Highlights include SMU Prinsep Street Residences and DECK.

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