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Orchard Road, a 2.2 kilometre-long boulevard, is the retail and entertainment hub of Singapore.〔 Often known colloquially as ''Orchard'', the area is a major tourist attraction. This road got its name from the various orchards and plantations that existed in the area in the early 20th century.〔 It is also known as ''Tang Leng Pa Sat Koi''(Tanglin market street) and ''Vaira Kimadam'' (Fakir's place) by the Singaporean Chinese and Singaporean Tamils respectively. The Orchard Planning Area is one of 55 urban planning areas as specified by the Urban Redevelopment Authority and is a commercial district. It is part of the Central Region and Singapore's central business district, the Central Area. Orchard Road underwent a $40 million revamp in 2009, with the addition of new street lamps, planter boxes, urban green rooms, street tiling and flower totem poles, which have since been FO. ==Etymology== Orchard Road got its name from the nutmeg, pepper and fruit orchards or the plantations that the road once led to.〔 Such plantations were common in the area in the 19th century.〔 Other sources attribute to the name to Mr. Orchard, a gardener and the owner of plantations which were located at the corner of present-day Scotts Road and Orchard Road.〔 The Orchard Road road area was also known to Chinese Singaporeans as ''Tang Leng Pa Sat Koi'' or "Tanglin market street".〔Editions Didier Millet (2011), ''Singapore at Random'', ISBN 981-426-037-1〕 The Tamil people in Singapore gave the area the name ''Vaira Kimadam'' or "Fakir's place".〔 They also called the area ''Muttu Than'' (high ground), in a reference to the area's hilly terrain.〔Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orchard Road」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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