Bugis

Bugis and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 1,150 residents
  • Description: subzone of Downtown core planning area in Singapore
  • Also known as: “Bugis Square”, “Bugis Street”, “Bugis Village”, “Bugis, Singapore”, “Kampong Bugis”, and “Wǔjíshì”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Marina Bay and National Museum of Singapore.

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is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Museum
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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.

Stadium
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The Singapore is a multi-purpose stadium in , Singapore. It serves as the country's . Opened in 2014, it was constructed on the site of the former , which stood from 1973 to 2010.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riverside and Orchard.

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The Singapore River forms a central artery in 's densely packed Central Business District. The north bank of the river is where Raffles landed and founded his colony, and to this day many central government buildings can be found in the area.

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Road is consumerism at its most manic, a two-kilometre stretch of interconnected shopping malls, hotels, and hotels with shopping malls catering to all budgets and tastes.

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Singapore's is the traditional Chinese quarters of town, and while the entire city is largely Chinese these days, the area does retain some of its own charm.

Bugis

Latitude
1.29915° or 1° 17′ 57″ north
Longitude
103.85604° or 103° 51′ 22″ east
Population
1,150
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6PH57VX4+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2511047925
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
7289737
Wiki­data ID
Q14489267
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Bugis” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “妖街皇后”
  • Chinese: “武吉士”
  • French: “Bugis”
  • German: “Bugis”
  • German: “Singapore Bugis”
  • Hebrew: “סינגפור/בוגיס וקמפונג גלאם”
  • Indonesian: “Bugis”
  • Irish: “Bugis”
  • Italian: “Bugis”
  • Tamil: “பூகிஸ்”
  • Thai: “บูกิส”

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