Tiong Bahru

Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within planning area, in the of . Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor to the Housing Development Board and an entity of the British colonial authority providing mass public housing in Singapore and is the oldest housing estate in Singapore.
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  • Type: Neighborhood with 15,100 residents
  • Description: subzone of Bukit Merah planning area & housing estate in Singapore
  • Also known as: “Tiong Baharu” and “Tiong Bahru Estate”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tiong Bahru Plaza and Tiong Bahru.

Shopping center
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is a located in the Tiong Bahru Estate of , , at 302 Tiong Bahru Road, near Bukit Ho Swee Crescent.

Metro station
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MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East–West Line in , Singapore. This is the first and last underground station for eastbound and westbound trains respectively.

Buddhist temple
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is a Theravada Buddhist monastery and temple in . The monastery was originally set up by Venerable Luang Phor Hong Dhammaratano with his disciple Samanera Boonler.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Singapore General Hospital and Bukit Ho Swee.

Neighborhood
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is an academic health science centre and tertiary referral hospital in . It is located next to the and districts of the , close to the Outram Community Hospital, which functions as a supplementary community and rehabilitation hospital to SGH for newly discharged patients.

Neighborhood
is a subzone within the planning area of , Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Its boundary is made up of the Alexandra Canal in the north; Kim Seng Road and Outram Road in the east; Zion Road and Jalan in the south; Delta Road and Lower Delta Road in the west.

Neighborhood
is a subzone within the planning area of , Singapore, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Its boundary is made up of the Ayer Rajah Expressway in the south; Kampong Bahru Road in the east; Jalan Bukit Merah in the north; and Lower Delta Road in the west.

Tiong Bahru

Latitude
1.28388° or 1° 17′ 2″ north
Longitude
103.83139° or 103° 49′ 53″ east
Population
15,100
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6PH57RMJ+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2511055449
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1880177
Wiki­data ID
Q7808727
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Satellite Map

Discover Tiong Bahru from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to West Coast Bajau—“Tiong Bahru” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中峇鲁”
  • Chinese: “中巴鲁”
  • German: “Tiong Bahru”
  • Japanese: “チョンバル”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Tiong Bahru”
  • Malay: “Tiong Bahru”
  • Malay: “تيوڠ بهرو”
  • Thai: “Tiong Bahru Estate”
  • Thai: “ตียงบะห์รู”
  • Urdu: “ٹیونگ بہرو”
  • West Coast Bajau: “Tiong Bahru”
  • “Tiong Bahru”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tiong Bahru Station and Pearl’s Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seng Poh Tea Garden and Tiong Bahru Community Centre.

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