Geylang Bahru Road
| Geylang Bahru | |
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| Subzone of Kallang | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 芽笼巴鲁 芽笼峇鲁 |
| • Pinyin | Yálóng Bālǔ |
| • Malay | Geylang Baru |
| • Tamil | கேலாங் பாரு |
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Region | Central Region |
| Planning Area | Kallang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 12,870 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
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| Malay | Kolam Ayer | ||||||||||||||
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| Tamil | கோலம் ஆயெர் | ||||||||||||||
| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Gēnán Yàyì |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | go1 naam3 ngaa3 jat6 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Ko-lām A-ıt |
Geylang Bahru (Chinese: 芽笼巴鲁, Tamil: கேலாங் பாரு) is a subzone located in the town of Kallang in the Central Region of Singapore. The area is also well known as Kolam Ayer based on its regional history.
Once completed, the Geylang Bahru MRT Station, the station on the Downtown line will serve the precinct.
The name “Kolam Ayer”, was derived from the Malay phrase "kolam air", which means "pond water" in English.
Before the development of Kallang, Kolam Ayer (as it was known at the time) had many Malay kampongs located within its vicinity. The precinct was mainly served by Jalan Kolam Ayer before the 1960s, which eventually merged to form part of the present-day Pan Island Expressway.
During the dredging of the Kallang River in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Singapore government filled and leveled up the surrounding river side with red mud that was carried by lorries from a nearby hill called Ang Chiang San (now Toa Payoh). These areas formed what are today Bendemeer, Kallang Bahru and the old Geylang Bahru estate.
Since then, the precinct was connected with the Kolam Ayer Community Club and the People's Action Party Kolam Ayer Branch.
After the 1980s, the Jalan Besar Town Council relocated its office in Kallang Bahru. It was later renamed Moulmein-Kallang between 2011-2015 after the redrawing of GRC boundaries. The old name was then restored following the 2015 general elections.
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