| Bukit Brown Cemetery | |
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 Bukit Brown Cemetery in 2011 | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1 January 1922 |
| Closed | 1973 |
| Location | 36C Lor Halwa, Singapore 298637 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°20′10″N 103°49′23″E / 1.3361°N 103.8230°E |
| Type | Chinese |
| Size | 233 ha (580 acres) |
| No. of graves | 100,000 |
Bukit Brown Cemetery, also known as the Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery or the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery, is a cemetery in Singapore. Originally owned by George Henry Brown, he purchased the land on hilly terrain and it became known as Brown's Hill, translated locally to Bukit Brown.
After ownership for the land was passed around, it was eventually acquired by the government, who opened Bukit Brown Cemetery there in 1922. The cemetery acted as a Chinese burial ground until its closure in 1973, with about 100,000 graves.
In 2011, the government designated the area for residential development which was met with backlash from activists and, in 2012, exhumed 3,700 graves to build an 8-lane highway. Bukit Brown Cemetery is believed to be the largest Chinese cemetery outside of China and is also the location of many of Singapore's earliest pioneers.
Bukit Brown Cemetery is known for its lush vegetation and diverse wildlife along with the heritage displayed by the graves in the cemetery. These are also the main reasons by activists of why Bukit Brown Cemetery should be conserved.