Raffles Place

Summary

Raffles Place is a town^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Raffles Place is located in Downtown Core^[3].
• Raffles Place is in the country of Singapore^[4].
• Raffles Place's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Raffles Place's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity of Singapore^[6].
• Thomas Stamford Raffles is named after Raffles Place^[7].
• Raffles Place's Commons category is recorded as Raffles Place^[8].
• Raffles Place's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1.28389, 'lon': 103.851}^[9].
• Raffles Place's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Raffles Place^[10].
• Raffles Place's Commons gallery is recorded as Raffles Place^[11].

Body

Geography

Raffles Place is in the country of Singapore^[4]. It is located in Downtown Core^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town^[5] and administrative territorial entity of Singapore^[6].

History and Context

Thomas Stamford Raffles is named after Raffles Place^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Raffles Place include Raffles Place MRT station^[12], a metro station^[13], in Singapore^[14], founded in 1987^[15].

Why It Matters

Raffles Place ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16]

Entities named for it include Raffles Place MRT station^[12], a metro station^[13], in Singapore^[14], founded in 1987^[15].