Kallang Bahru | |
Settlement Type: | Subzone of Kallang Planning Area |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Malay |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Malay: Kallang Bahru Malay: {{Script|Arab|کالڠ بهرو |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Jiālěng Bālǔ Ka-léng Bā-ló͘ Gā-láahng Bā-lóuh |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tamil: காலாங் பாரு Kālāṅ pāru |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Singapore |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Planning Area |
Subdivision Name2: | Kallang |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.84 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 30,000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 1.3179°N 103.8644°W |
Kallang Bahru is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). This subzone is bounded by Bendemeer Road and Sungei Whampoa in the north; the Kallang River in the east; Kallang Road and Sims Avenue in the south; and Lavender Street in the west.
"Kallang Bahru" is also the name of a two-way road in the area. This road connects the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) in the northeast with Lavender Street in the southwest, with major junctions located at Geylang Bahru and Boon Keng Road. This road is unique as it is one of the few roads in Singapore to have a name without any generic element. The name of the subzone was derived from this road.
The subzone of Kallang Bahru consists mostly of industrial and office developments. Notable places include the Kallang Delivery Base of Singapore Post, Aperia Mall and Victoria Wholesale Centre. Bendemeer MRT station along the Downtown Line is located within this subzone.
The name "Kallang Bahru" first appeared in a street directory as a proposed road in 1969.[2] Meaning "New Kallang" in the Malay language, the road and its surrounding area were seen as an extension of the Kallang settlement. Prior to the construction of the road, the area was a swampland.