Katong

Katong is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern portion of the , within the planning area. The Katong district stretches from Fort Road area to the .
Wikipedia
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Neighborhood with 9,510 residents
  • Description: residential neighbourhood in the eastern portion of the Central Region of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Tanjong Katong”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple and I12 Katong.

Hindu temple
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore, located at 19 Ceylon Road in the Katong district. Dedicated to Ganesha, it was established in the 1850s by Sri Lankan Tamil Ceylon Tamil immigrants and has been managed by the Singapore Ceylon Tamils' Association since 1923.

Shopping center
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seven-storey shopping mall in the east of . It is located in the heart of Katong at the junction of East Coast Road and Joo Chiat Road.

Shopping center
Photo: Mp2011ray, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a shopping centre located along Mountbatten Road in . Established in 1971 and opened to the public in 1973, it was the first air-conditioned mall in Singapore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joo Chiat Road and Marine Parade.

Quarter
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
is a road in the Katong subzone of , . The surrounding residential area is a conservation area. The road intersects East Coast Road and terminates at its junction with Marine Parade Road, beside .

Neighborhood
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is a planning area and residential estate located on the eastern fringe of the . Straddling the tip of the southeastern coast of mainland Singapore, serves as a buffer between the Central and regions of the country.

Quarter
Photo: Mailer diablo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, as a planning subzone, covers what is more commonly known as Eunos. This is located in in the of . The vicinity is served by both and MRT stations.

Katong

Latitude
1.30727° or 1° 18′ 26″ north
Longitude
103.90234° or 103° 54′ 8″ east
Population
9,510
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
6PH58W42+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4721482319
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
1882024
Wiki­data ID
Q6377786
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Satellite Map

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

From Asturian to Urdu—“Katong” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Katong”
  • Chinese: “丹戎加東”
  • Chinese: “加东”
  • Chinese: “加東”
  • French: “Katong”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Katong”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Tanjong Katong”
  • Hausa: “Katong”
  • Hausa: “Tanjong Katong”
  • Indonesian: “Katong”
  • Japanese: “カトン”
  • Javanese: “Katong”
  • Malay: “کاتوڠ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Katong”
  • Norwegian: “Katong”
  • Thai: “กาตง”
  • Urdu: “کاٹونگ”

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