Geylang East, as a planning subzone, covers what is more commonly known as Eunos, ( or ). This is located in

Geylang Geylang () is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west. Geylang is ...

zone in the Central Region of

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

. The vicinity is served by both

Paya Lebar Paya Lebar ( ) is a planning area located in the East Region of Singapore, bordered by Hougang to the west, Sengkang to the northwest, Tampines to the east, Bedok to the south and Pasir Ris to the north. As part of the Singapore Urban Redevelop ...

and Eunos MRT stations. This area is distinct from the Geylang East Central and estate, which is adjacent to and west of Eunos. "Eunos" is also the name given to a street called which spans the area.

Etymology and History

The settlement was originally named Kampong Melayu, a large Malay village that used to include Kampong Ubi and

Kaki Bukit Kaki Bukit is a small town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has an estimated population of 3,000. Kaki Bukit is located 26 kilometres (16 miles) north of the state capital, Kangar and a few miles away from Padang Besar, Malaysia, Padang Besar, the boundar ...

areas. It was later renamed Eunos in honour of its founder,

Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah Mohamed Eunos bin Abdullah (1876 — 12 December 1933) was a pioneer of modern Malay journalism and leader of the Malay Singaporeans, Malay community of Singapore. He was the first Malay member of the Municipal Commission of Singapore and the Leg ...

. Eunos was the Chairman and co-founder of the Singapore Malay Union and the first Malay representative of the

Legislative Council A legislative council is the legislature, or one of the legislative chambers, of a nation, colony, or subnational division such as a province or state. It was commonly used to label unicameral or upper house legislative bodies in the Brit ...

, the then governing body of Singapore. In 1927, he appealed to the government and was granted $700,000 that the Singapore Malay Union used for the purchase of 670

hectare The hectare (; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, square metres (), and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. ...

s of land, which later became known as Kampong Melayu. This land was used to provide a home for Malays who were affected by the building of Singapore’s first airport at

Kallang Kallang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential zone located in the Central Region, Singapore, Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the l ...

Amenities

Shopping Malls

Geylang East is home to 7 shopping malls, namely: * Paya Lebar Square * Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ) * SingPost Centre * KINEX * City Plaza * Tanjong Katong Complex * Joo Chiat Complex

Transportation

Rail

Geylang East is served by two Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) stations, across two lines, the East West Line and the Circle Line. The two stations are: * Eunos *

Bus

Geylang East also houses the

Eunos Bus Interchange Eunos Bus Interchange is a bus interchange located in Geylang East, Singapore. It is located and built beside Eunos MRT station and is surrounded by Eunos Road 2, Eunos Crescent and Sims Avenue. The interchange is designed with traditional M ...

, which opened in December 1989. The bus interchange is operated by

SBS Transit SBS Transit Ltd (abbreviation: SBS or SBST) is a multi-modal public transport operator in Singapore operating bus and rail services. With a majority of its shares owned by Singaporean multinational transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro Corporati ...

and contains 9 bus routes.

References

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