Geylang

Geylang is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west.

This article is about the district in Singapore. For the 2022 film, see Geylang (film).
Geylang
Planning Area and HDB town
Other transcription(s)
 • MalayGeylang (Rumi)
ݢيلڠ‎ (Jawi)
 • Chinese芽笼 (Simplified)
芽籠 (Traditional)
Yálóng (Pinyin)
Gê-láng (Hokkien POJ)
 • Tamilகேலாங்
Kēlāṅ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Geylang Road at night, Aerial view of Geylang East, Shophouses along Geylang Road, Seng Ong Temple, Circuit Road, Eunos Bus Interchange, Headquarters of Singapore Post
Location in Central Region
Geylang
Location of Geylang within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°19′14″N 103°53′13″E
Country Singapore
RegionCentral Region
CDCs
Town councils
  • Jalan Besar Town Council
  • Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies
  • Jalan Besar GRC
  • MacPherson SMC
  • Marine Parade GRC
  • Mountbatten SMC
  • Potong Pasir SMC
Government
 • MayorsCentral Singapore CDC

South East CDC

  • Mohd Fahmi Aliman
 • Members of ParliamentJalan Besar GRC
  • Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah

MacPherson SMC

  • Tin Pei Ling

Marine Parade GRC

  • Mohd Fahmi Aliman
  • Tan See Leng

Mountbatten SMC

  • Lim Biow Chuan

Potong Pasir SMC

  • Sitoh Yih Pin
Area
 • Total9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
 • Residential2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total110,200
 • Density11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
 • Chinese88,060
 • Malays15,280
 • Indians9,900
 • Others3,730
Postal districts
13, 14, 19
Dwelling units29,256
Projected ultimate49,000

Geylang is previously known as a red-light district, particularly the areas along Geylang Road. Today only 3-4 units remains for brothels and street walkers are hard to come by. Geylang is also where one of Singapore's oldest Malay settlements, Geylang Serai, is located. During Ramadan, the neighbourhood is famous for its popular and iconic Ramadan lights and bazaars.

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