Kallang

Kallang is a planning area and residential zone located in the of . Development of the town is centered around the , the longest river in Singapore.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Suburb with 101,000 residents
  • Description: planning area and residential town in Singapore
  • Also known as: “Gā-láahng”, “Jiālěng”, and “Kalang”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marina Bay and National Stadium.

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is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Stadium
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The Singapore is a multi-purpose stadium in Kallang, Singapore, and serves as the country's . Opened in 2014, it was built on the site of the former , which stood from 1973 to 2010.

Museum
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The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little India and Bugis.

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is, as the name promises, the centre for the large Indian community in . While a rather sanitised version of the , retains its distinct identity without degenerating into a mere tourist attraction and is one of the most colourful and attractive places to visit in Singapore.

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and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

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, Newton, Novena and Toa Payoh are neighbourhoods in central . Strung along the North-South Line just north of , these four rather dissimilar districts serve to absorb Singapore's urban sprawl and house its inhabitants.

Kallang

Latitude
1.3111° or 1° 18′ 40″ north
Longitude
103.8665° or 103° 51′ 60″ east
Population
101,000
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Open location code
6PH58V68+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1830764449
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1880628
Wiki­data ID
Q4216846
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kallang” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كالانغ، سنغافورة”
  • Arabic: “كالانغ”
  • Asturian: “Kallang”
  • Bengali: “কালাং”
  • Central Kanuri: “Kallang”
  • Chinese: “Ka-léng”
  • Chinese: “加冷”
  • Chinese: “加冷規劃區”
  • Chinese: “加冷规划区”
  • Czech: “Kallang”
  • Dutch: “Kallang”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كالانج”
  • Finnish: “Kallang”
  • French: “Kallang”
  • German: “Kallang”
  • Greek: “Καλάνγκ”
  • Indonesian: “Kallang”
  • Italian: “Kallang”
  • Japanese: “カラン (シンガポール)”
  • Japanese: “加冷”
  • Korean: “칼랑”
  • Malay: “Kallang”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ka-léng (Sin-ka-pho)”
  • Persian: “کالنگ”
  • Portuguese: “Kallang”
  • Russian: “Каланг (район)”
  • Russian: “Каланг”
  • Russian: “Калланг”
  • Spanish: “Kallang”
  • Swedish: “Kallang”
  • Tamil: “கல்லாங், சிங்கப்பூர்”
  • Thai: “กัลลัง”
  • Urdu: “کالانگ”
  • Vietnamese: “Kallang”
  • Yue Chinese: “加冷”

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