Holland Road | |
Settlement Type: | Subzone of Bukit Timah Planning Area |
Translit Lang1: | Name |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info: | 荷兰路 |
Translit Lang1 Type4: | Malay |
Translit Lang1 Type5: | Tamil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Holland Road within Singapore |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Singapore |
Subdivision Type1: | Planning area |
Subdivision Name1: | Bukit Timah Planning Area |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Holland Road is a subzone of the Bukit Timah planning area named after the major road of the same name in Bukit Timah, Singapore.
Holland Road is located between the borders of Clementi, Holland Village, a neighborhood along the Queenstown–Bukit Timah boundary which is popular for its restaurants, cafes and nightspots and is frequented by expatriates, and Dempsey Hill.
Holland Road and Holland Village were named after an early resident in Singapore, Hugh Holland, who was an architect. The roads Holland Avenue, Holland Close and Holland Drive were named as such in 1972. Holland Road is known as hue hng au in Hokkien, meaning "behind the flower garden". The "flower garden" refers to the Botanic Gardens.[1]