Kembangan, Singapore

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Kembangan
Name transcription(s)
  Chinese 景万岸
  Pinyin jǐngwàn'àn
  Malay Kembangan
  Tamil
Country Singapore

Kembangan is a residential area in the eastern part of Singapore, lying between Bedok and Geylang and north of the Katong area. It consists largely of private residential areas and a small public housing estate at Lengkong Tiga. The area is served by the East West MRT Line at the Kembangan MRT Station. It falls under District 14 in Singapore, within Central East region.

Kembangan means "expansion" in Malay. The road Jalan Kembangan was officially named in 1932.

References

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1

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