The Downtown Core (Chinese: 市中心, Malay: Pusat Bandar Kor, Tamil: டவுன்டவுன் கோர்) is the historical and downtown epicenter of the city-state of Singapore. It is one of the eleven planning areas located within the Central Area, forming the latter's dense urban core. It is bounded by Rochor to the north, Kallang to the northeast, Marina East and Marina South to the east, Straits View to the southeast, Bukit Merah to the south, as well as Outram, Museum and Singapore River to the west.