Geylang East

Geylang East
Subzone of Geylang Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	芽笼东
• Pinyin	Yá lóng Dōng
• Malay	Geylang Timur
• Jawi	ڬيلڠ تيمور
• Tamil	கேலாங் கிழக்கு
An older HDB neighbourhood at Eunos.
Coordinates: 1°19′11.01″N 103°54′11.19″E / 1.3197250°N 103.9031083°E / 1.3197250; 103.9031083
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
Planning Area	Geylang
Area[1]
• Total	2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	33,380
• Density	13,000/km2 (34,000/sq mi)

Geylang East (Chinese: 芽笼东), more commonly known as Eunos (Jawi: اييونوس; Chinese: 友诺士, Tamil: யூனுஸ்), is a subzone located in Geylang in the Central Region of Singapore. The vicinity is served by both Paya Lebar and Eunos MRT stations.

"Eunos" is also the name given to a street called Jalan Eunos in Malay which spans the area.^[2]

Etymology and History

The settlement was originally named Kampong Melayu, a large Malay village that used to include Kampong Ubi and Kaki Bukit areas. It was later renamed Kampong Eunos (Jawi: كامڤوڠ اييونوس) in honour of its founder, Mohammad Eunos Abdullah.

"Inche Eunos" (or Mr. Eunos) was the Chairman and co-founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Singapura (the Singapore Malay Union) and the first Malay representative of the Legislative Council, the then governing body of Singapore. In 1927, he appealed to the government and was granted $700,000 that the Kesatuan Melayu Singapura used for the purchase of 670 hectares of land, which later became known as Kampong Melayu.^[3]

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