Geylang East
| Geylang East | |
|---|---|
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 友诺士 |
| • Pinyin | Yǒunuòshì |
| • Malay | Eunos |
| • Tamil | யூனுஸ் |
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An older HDB neighourhood at Geylang East. | |
  Geylang East Location of Geylang East within Singapore | |
| Coordinates: 1°19′11.01″N 103°54′11.19″E / 1.3197250°N 103.9031083°ECoordinates: 1°19′11.01″N 103°54′11.19″E / 1.3197250°N 103.9031083°E | |
| Country |
 Singapore |
| Government | |
| • Ruling parties | People's Action Party[1] |
Geylang East, more commonly known as Eunos, is a subzone located in the eastern part of the town of Geylang in Singapore. The MRT stations of Paya Lebar and Eunos, serve the area.
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 in honour of its founder, Inche Muhammad Eunos Abdullah.
Inche 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 240 hectares of land, which later became known as Kampong Melayu.
References
- ↑ "GE2015: Landslide win for the People's Action Party". Today. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
Reference from National Library of Singapore Infopedia website
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