Marine Parade
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| • Chinese | 马林百列 | |||||||||
| • Pinyin | Mălín Băiliè | |||||||||
| • Malay | Marine Parade | |||||||||
| • Tamil | மரின் பரேட் | |||||||||
From top left to right: Panorama of East Coast Park, Marine Parade Promenade, Shophouses in Katong, Goodman Arts Centre, Katong Shopping Centre, Marine Parade Community Building, Marine Crescent Housing Estate, Tao Nan School
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 Marine Parade
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| Coordinates: 1°18′11″N 103°54′28″E / 1.30306°N 103.90778°E | ||||||||||
| Country |
 Singapore
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South East CDC |
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Marine Parade GRC Mountbatten SMC |
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| Area | ||||||||||
| • Total | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Population (2015) | ||||||||||
| • Total | 48,730 | |||||||||
| • Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) | |||||||||
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| Postal district | 15 | |||||||||
| Dwelling units | 7,862 | |||||||||
South East CDC
Marine Parade GRC
Mountbatten SMC
Official
Colloquial
Marine Parade (Chinese: 马林百列, Tamil: மரின் பரேட்) is a planning area and residential estate located in the Central Region of Singapore. Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of Pulau Ujong, Marine Parade serves as a buffer between the Central and East regions of the city-state. Bordering it are the planning areas of Geylang to the north, Kallang to the northwest, Bedok to the northeast, Marina East to the southwest and the Singapore Straits to the south.
Marine Parade's early history can be associated with the precinct of Katong. Throughout the early to mid 20th century, the area was a heaven for the wealthy Peranakan community of Singapore. Katong witnessed a growth in Straits Chinese culture, developing a distinctive architecture style and even becoming the place of origin for the renowned Katong Laksa dish. Marine Parade as it is known today, mainly consists of housing flats along the southernmost points of the estate, which were built in the 1970s after the reclamation of the island's east coast.
The main public housing estate comprises 58 blocks of HDB flats. The public estate is bisected by the arterial Still Road South that provides access to the major highway, East Coast Parkway, leading to the city area and to Singapore Changi Airport.
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