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Geylang Bahru first appeared as a proposed road in a street directory in 1969. It is worth noting that the road marked as Geylang Bahru in the 1969 map (and numerous revised editions released in the following years) roughly corresponds to the modern-day Upper Boon Keng Road. By 1975, Geylang Bahru,
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Previously, "Kolam Ayer" encompassed an area that included present-day Geylang Bahru subzone and the adjacent Kallang Way subzone, the latter of which is officially organised under
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Geylang Bahru is also the name of a two-way road in the area. This road connects Bendemeer Road in the north with Upper Boon Keng Road in the south, with major junction located at
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in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Singapore government filled and leveled up the surrounding riverside with red mud that was carried by trucks from a nearby hill called
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Kolam Ayer roughly covers the modern-day subzones of Geylang Bahru and Kallang Way, part of the
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Before the development of Kallang, Kolam Ayer (as it was known at the time) had numerous
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without any generic element. The name of the subzone was derived from this road.
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The subzone's current name, Geylang Bahru, came from a road in the area; "
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was officially opened to the public as the first project under the
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City Population - statistics, maps and charts | Geylang Bahru
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Subzone of Kallang Planning Area in Central Region, Singapore
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Since then, the precinct was connected with the Kolam Ayer
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boundaries. The old name was then restored following the
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under the Kolam Ayer Geylang Bahru Residents Committee.
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Today, residents of Geylang Bahru are managed by the
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Geylang
Kallang
Malay
Rumi
Jawi
Chinese
Simplified
Traditional
Pinyin
Hokkien
POJ
Tamil
Transliteration
Exit of Geylang Bahru MRT station at the junction of Geylang Bahru and Kallang Bahru
Geylang Bahru MRT station
Kallang Bahru
1°19′20″N 103°52′11″E / 1.32226°N 103.86982°E / 1.32226; 103.86982
Singapore
Central Region
Kallang
Kallang
Singapore
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Pan Island Expressway
Kallang River
Serangoon Road
Geylang Planning Area
Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
Ministry of Manpower
Geylang Bahru MRT station

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