Geylang Bahru

Geylang Bahru
Subzone of Kallang Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Geylang Bahru (Rumi) ݢيلڠ بهرو‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	芽笼峇鲁 (Simplified) 芽籠峇魯 (Traditional) Yálóng Bālǔ (Pinyin) Gê-láng Bā-ló͘ (Hokkien POJ)
• Tamil	கேலாங் பாரு Kēlāṅ pāru (Transliteration)
Exit of Geylang Bahru MRT station at the junction of Geylang Bahru and Kallang Bahru
Coordinates: 1°19′20″N 103°52′11″E / 1.32226°N 103.86982°E / 1.32226; 103.86982
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
Planning Area	Kallang
Area [1]
• Total	0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	12,870
• Density	17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi)

Geylang Bahru is a subzone within the planning area of Kallang, Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It is bounded by the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) in the east; the Pelton Canal in the south; the Kallang River in the west; and Serangoon Road in the north.^[2]

Previously, "Kolam Ayer" encompassed an area that included present-day Geylang Bahru subzone and the adjacent Kallang Way subzone, the latter of which is officially organised under Geylang Planning Area. Several places within Geylang Bahru still retain this name: Kolam Ayer Community Club and Kolam Ayer Neighbourhood Police Post, as well as the road Jalan Kolam Ayer. Made up of both residential and industrial developments, other notable places in Geylang Bahru include the Kallang Basin Swimming Complex, Kallang Distripark, the main office of Jalan Besar Town Council, the office of the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Services Centre. Geylang Bahru MRT station along the Downtown Line serves this subzone.

Geylang Bahru is also the name of a two-way road in the area. This road connects Bendemeer Road in the north with Upper Boon Keng Road in the south, with major junction located at Kallang Bahru. 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.