Temple Street, Chinatown, Singapore

Temple Street (Chinese: 邓波街) is a one-way road located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links New Bridge Road to South Bridge Road, and is interescted by Trengganu Street.

Etymology and history

The official name for Temple Street was formerly Almeida Street after Joaqium d'Almeida, son of José d'Almeida, who owned some land in this area at the junction of Temple Street and Trengganu Street. In 1908, the Municipal Commissioners changed its name to Temple Street to avoid confusion with other streets in Singapore which were also named after D'Almeida.

The street name Temple refers to the Sri Mariamman Temple, the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore, which is located at the South Bridge Road end of the street.