Tiong Bahru

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Tiong Bahru
Subzone of Bukit Merah Planning Area & Housing Estate
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	中峇鲁 (Simplified) 中峇魯 (Traditional) Zhōngbālǔ (Pinyin) Tiong-bā-ló͘ (Hokkien POJ)
• Malay	Tiong Bahru (Rumi) تيوڠ بهرو‎ (Jawi)
• Tamil	தியோங் பாரு Tiyōṅ pāru (Transliteration)
SIT (Singapore Improvement Trust) flats in Tiong Bahru
Coordinates: 1°17′06″N 103°49′25″E / 1.28495°N 103.82359°E / 1.28495; 103.82359
Country	Singapore
Planning area	Bukit Merah Planning Area

Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within Bukit Merah planning area, in the Central Region of Singapore. Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor to the Housing Development Board (HDB) and an entity of the British colonial authority providing mass public housing in Singapore and is the oldest housing estate in Singapore.

According to URA's definition, the area known as 'Tiong Bahru' is represented by three contiguous subzones of Bukit Merah, namely Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Station and Kampong Tiong Bahru. The namesake subzone refers to the main estate which consists of 54 Walk-up flats with over 900 housing units built by SIT, as well as modern HDB flats and private condominiums along Boon Tiong Road, Kim Tian Road and Chay Yan Street. Tiong Bahru Station subzone refers to the locality that encompasses Tiong Bahru MRT station, Tiong Bahru Plaza and housing developments along Jalan Membina while Kampong Tiong Bahru which refers to the locality around Jalan Bukit Merah and Silat Road.

Since the mid-2000s, Tiong Bahru has undergone rapid gentrification and the neighbourhood has become synonymous with trendy cafes and indie boutiques amid pre-war architecture.^[1]