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| Dairy Farm Nature Park | |||||||||
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| Type | Nature Park | ||||||||
| Location | Singapore | ||||||||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 1°21′50″N103°46′25″E / 1.3638°N 103.7736°E | ||||||||
| Area | 63 hectares (630,000 m2) | ||||||||
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Dairy Farm Nature Park is a 63-hectare nature park located at 100 Dairy Farm Road, Upper Bukit Timah in Singapore.
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