Kandang Kerbau Hospital

Kandang Kerbau Hospital

Historic site

About

Kandang Kerbau Hospital, the birthplace of over 1.2 million Singaporeans, was the largest maternity hospital in the world from the early 1950s to the early 1970s. It was named after the district where it was located. The district around the crossroads formed by Serangoon Road, Selegie Road, Bukit Timah Road and Rochor Road was known in Malay as Kerdang Kerbau.""

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Kandang Kerbau Hospital한국어 칸당 케르바우 병원 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Kallang URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/kandang-kerbau-hospital.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Little India · Exit D The exit nearest this place, 29 m in a straight line (station 47 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Junction of Bukit Timah Road and Tekka Lane

Area

Little India 388 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Former Kandang Kerbau Hospital Historic site · 129 m away Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple Temple · 389 m away Indian Heritage Centre Museum · 390 m away St. Margaret's School Historic site · 459 m away Kampong Kapor Methodist Church Church · 546 m away Methodist Girls' School Historic site · 575 m away

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