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44-560: South East CDC Mountbatten SMC Tanjong Pagar GRC Kallang is a planning area and residential zone located in the Central Region of Singapore . Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River , the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the north, Geylang in the east, Marine Parade in the southeast, Marina East in

88-456: A night market and the other a day market. There is also a community club , a mosque , a Chinese temple, a NKF kidney dialysis centre and the Saint Michael's Bus Terminal . The Whampoa area has been part of Jalan Besar GRC since 1997. However, it was Whampoa SMC between 2011 and 2015. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Heng Chee How . This Singapore location article is

132-774: A series of vessels named after Singapore's coastal regions. Kallang is also drained by the Geylang River , Rochor River , Rochor Canal , Marina Channel , Sungei Whampoa and the Pelton Canal , the latter two of which are tributaries of the Kallang River. These aforementioned waterways, together with the Singapore River and Marina Bay , make up the Marina Reservoir that has a catchment size of about one-sixth of mainland Singapore 's land area. Kallang constitutes part of

176-510: A significantly higher proportion of elderly and has garnered significant media attention with regard to active ageing programmes. The area is mainly a housing estate consisting many blocks of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, along with facilities such as a wet market and a hawker centre , named the Whampoa Makan Place . The Whampoa hawker centre has two food markets, one

220-666: Is a hill in the Central Water Catchment and has an elevation of 97 metres. Bukit Kallang is situated at the southeastern corner of the Upper Peirce Reservoir , west of the TreeTop Walk suspension bridge, and within the territory of the former Ulu Kallang mukim . The Bukit Kalang Service Reservoir maintained by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) is within its vicinity, so is the source of the Kallang River ,

264-528: Is located within Kallang. While the subzones of Little India and Kampong Glam constitute parts of Rochor, many developments often associated with these two areas are located within Kallang, resulting in an "overspill" effect. "Little India" and "Kampong Glam" often refer to their respective cultural districts that are larger than the URA-defined subzones and extend into Kallang. The subzone of Lorong 8 Toa Payoh

308-692: Is part of the Central Region of Singapore . Although by definition a single " planning area " according to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the Kallang/Whampoa New Town as per the Housing and Development Board (HDB) also includes the estate of Whampoa , located within Balestier subzone of the adjacent Novena Planning Area . Kallang/Whampoa is the only HDB town that spans across two separate planning areas. Occupying an area of 9.17 square kilometres, Kallang Planning Area

352-540: Is ranked 32nd among the 55 planning areas in terms of total area, ahead of Bukit Panjang Planning Area and behind Punggol Planning Area . It is ranked 18th in terms of population size, ahead of Queenstown Planning Area and behind Punggol Planning Area. With an area of 7.99 square kilometres, Kallang/Whampoa New Town is ranked 9th among the 23 new towns in terms of total area, ahead of Bukit Batok New Town and behind Bukit Merah New Town . Kallang Planning Area consists of nine "subzones", as officially established by

396-670: The Dakota aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force (RAF) crashed at the Kallang Airport in a thunderstorm, killing all 20 that were on board. Officially named in 1957, Dakota Crescent and Dakota Close serve to commemorate this aviation disaster. On 13 March 1954, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation aircraft operated by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) crashed and exploded as it attempted landing at

440-561: The English /Malay name. The Chinese word "加冷" is generally based on Cantonese (pronounced as "加冷 gaa-laang") transliteration of the word "Kallang". Kallang was also nicknamed "火城" ("fire city") by the Chinese community because it was the site of the Kallang Gasworks . Situated towards the southeastern shore of Pulau Ujong , the perimeter of Kallang Planning Area is made up of Toa Payoh in

484-495: The Kallang Theatre . Planning Areas of Singapore Planning areas , also known as DGP areas or DGP zones , are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority . There are 55 of these areas, organised into five regions . A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing detailed planning guidelines for every plot of land throughout

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528-522: The Lower Peirce Reservoir . The Kallang River is the main waterway that meanders through Kallang. The source of the Kallang River is the Lower Peirce Reservoir (formerly known as the "Kallang River Reservoir"; renamed in honour of Municipal Engineer Robert Peirce in 1922) and the river mouth is located at Kallang Basin , near to the Merdeka Bridge . Flowing for more than 10 kilometres,

572-593: The Merdeka Bridge , Benjamin Sheares Bridge (Singapore's tallest and longest bridge; reaches its highest point of 29 metres at Kallang Basin) and the Tanjong Rhu Footbridge (the first suspension bridge in Singapore). The present-day boundaries of Kallang Planning Area are established by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for urban planning purpose. Prior to the creation of " planning areas ", Singapore

616-458: The Pelton Canal and Pan Island Expressway (PIE) is part of the Kallang Way subzone. Despite the name of this subzone, it is now part of Geylang. Previously, this area formed part of the now-defunct Kallang mukim . The subzone of Farrer Park belongs to the adjacent Rochor Planning Area , even though the eponymous open field historically known as "Farrer Park" (now called "Farrer Park Field")

660-542: The Rochor River . From 1963 to 1971, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) led a massive land reclamation project in the northern part of the Kallang Basin. The swamps and mudflats were filled in using earth sourced from the leveled hills of Toa Payoh . Before land reclamation, the Kallang Basin was a large swamp that stretched as far north as today's Bendemeer Road at its greatest extent; numerous islands existed along

704-512: The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) for urban planning purpose. It is noteworthy that while the Old Kallang Airport Estate along Old Airport Road and Dakota Crescent is often associated with Kallang for historical reasons, it is officially placed under the subzone of Aljunied , part of the adjacent Geylang Planning Area , for urban planning purpose. Similarly, the industrial zone bounded by MacPherson Road, Aljunied Road,

748-418: The Urban Redevelopment Authority . Within the context of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), however, Whampoa forms part of the Kallang/Whampoa New Town , together with the various housing precincts located in the adjacent Kallang planning area. This makes Kallang/Whampoa the only HDB new town that encompasses two planning areas, namely Novena and Kallang. The area was named after Hoo Ah Kay , who

792-598: The "Old Kallang Airport Estate", located along Old Airport Road and Dakota Crescent . The low-rise residential blocks at Dakota Crescent are known for their unique architecture . On 4 December 1919, Singapore witnessed its first-ever aircraft landing at the Farrer Park Field , when Captain Ross Smith and three other crew members touched down in a Vickers Vimy en route to Darwin , Australia . This event kickstarted Singapore's aviation journey. On 17 February 1942,

836-561: The 1950s, housing in Singapore was insufficient for its growing population. A large portion of the population was living in slum-like places with poor sanitation. As the city area became congested, the colonial government decided to build new public housing estates to tackle the problem. One of the plans was to develop Kallang into Singapore's equivalent of the Hyde Park , as reported by The Straits Times in an article dated 11 March 1955. These residential developments are known collectively as

880-663: The Drainage Catchments of Bukit Timah, Geylang, Stamford Marina and Kallang, as per the Public Utilities Board (PUB). Kallang Drainage Catchment only extends into a small part of the Kallang Planning Area; it also encompasses areas belonging to the planning areas of Toa Payoh , Serangoon , Bishan, Ang Mo Kio, Central Water Catchment and Bukit Panjang . Due to the high concentration of waterways in Kallang, many bridges were constructed to cross over these rivers and canals. Some famous bridges found in Kallang include

924-621: The Kallang Airport, killing 33 passengers and crew. On 15 August 1955, the People's Action Party (PAP) campaigned for self-governance at the Farrer Park Field. On 18 March 1956, some 20,000 people gathered at the Kallang Airport complex for a merdeka ( Malay for "freedom") rally organised by then- Chief Minister David Marshall . The event later turned into a riot, causing at least 50 cases of injuries. This riot discredited Marshall in

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968-477: The Kallang Basin area before modern developments took place: Kampong Kallang Pasir, Kampong Kallang Pokok, Kampong Kallang Laut, Kampong Kallang Batin, Kampong Kallang Rokok, Kampong Bugis , Kampong Soo Poo (also the name of a now-expunged road, located off Kallang Road ) and Kampong Koo Chye. Today, some of their legacies are still seen – roads such as Padang Jeringau and Kampong Bugis that branch out from Kallang Road directly reference these expunged villages. In

1012-497: The Kallang River is the longest river in Singapore and drains areas as far north as Bishan and Ang Mo Kio . The Kallang Basin is an enclosed bay in Kallang, and is a popular location for water sports. The Singapore Sports Hub is located on the eastern bank of the Kallang Basin. In 1977, the Singapore government embarked on a ten-year-long clean-up project for the Kallang Basin and the nearby Singapore River, transforming them into

1056-637: The National Day Parade in 2016, while the Singapore Indoor Stadium frequently hosts concerts and performances. The area of what is now Kallang first appeared in an 1830 survey map of Singapore as "Kilang". By 1838, the place name was spelled as "Kelang". The modern-day "Kallang" is in use since 1842, even though the alternative spelling "Kalang" is also utilised in some instances. The Chinese and Tamil names for Kallang are "加冷" and "காலாங்" respectively. Both are direct transliterations of

1100-472: The adjacent mukims of Ulu Pandan in its southwest, Tanglin in its southeast, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio in its east, South Seletar in its northeast, Mandai in its northwest, and Bukit Timah in its west. The territories which once constituted Ulu Kallang are now shared among the planning areas of Central Water Catchment , Bukit Timah and Bishan , the first of which remained as one of the least developed places in Singapore . In several historical maps, this mukim

1144-539: The ceremony venue for the Southeast Asian Games in 1973 , 1983 and 1993 . The old National Stadium hosted the National Day Parade (NDP) a total of 18 times (in 1976, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006). From 1986 to 2000, former Singapore Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong held their annual National Day Rally at

1188-516: The clean waterways of today. The Kallang Basin area used to form part of mainland Singapore 's southeastern coastline, as evident from the location of Beach Road . Kallang River used to empty into the Singapore Straits at Kallang Basin, as did Rochor River and Geylang River. One of the Republic of Singapore Navy 's (RSN) Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel is named "RSS Kallang ", as part of

1232-769: The country. The planning areas were first introduced in the early 1990s after the release of the 1991 Concept Plan. Since implementing these boundaries, other government ministries and departments have increasingly adopted them for administrative purposes. For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for previous exercises. The Singapore Police Force 's (SPF) neighbourhood police centres have jurisdiction boundaries based on planning area boundaries when they were officially gazetted in 1999, as opposed to electoral divisions under

1276-648: The course of the Kallang River and its tributaries . Between 1966 and 1975, the East Coast Reclamation Project led by HDB formed new lands at Tanjong Rhu in southern Kallang, as well as the adjacent communities in Marine Parade . In 1979, Phase VI of the project extended the Tanjong Rhu coast southwards, forming what is today's Marina East . Historically, Kallang was home to some of Singapore 's earliest settlers. Numerous villages could be found at

1320-443: The eastern portion of the Kallang Basin for the construction of the Kallang Airport . A total of 339 acres of mangrove swamp was reclaimed, and the project cost was estimated at around 9 million Straits dollars . The land reclamation lasted from May 1932 to October 1936. In June 1932, another land reclamation project began at Beach Road. The aim was to create a foreshore to the immediate south of Beach Road between Stamford Road and

1364-459: The eponymous Kallang, the Kallang Formation is also found in other parts of Singapore , particularly at river valleys, as well as around river mouths and coastal regions. The terrain of Kallang is generally flat and low, with elevation no more than 15 metres above sea level. Though not located within Kallang Planning Area, the geographic point of Bukit Kallang (also spelt as "Bukit Kalang")

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1408-459: The eyes of the British , thereby hindered Singapore's independence progress and led to Marshall's subsequent resignation. Described as "the worst and prolonged in Singapore's post-war history ", the infamous 1964 Singapore race riots broke out in Kallang on 21 July 1964, at the intersection of Kallang Road and Padang Jeringau, around the former Kampong Soo Poo. On 23 February 1970, a time capsule

1452-431: The former Kallang mukim are now split among the planning areas of Serangoon , Toa Payoh , Geylang and Kallang. On the other hand, the areas that now form Kallang Planning Area were shared by the now-dissolved mukims of Toa Payoh, Geylang (formerly spelled as "Gelang"), Kallang and various town subdivisions. The modern boundaries of Kallang Planning Area therefore differ from those of the Kallang mukim. A vast region at

1496-531: The former National Stadium, which hosted 18 National Day Parades , as well as numerous notable cultural and sporting events. As such, Kallang played a pivotal role in Singapore's aviation and sporting histories. Today, Kallang is best known as the location of the Singapore Sports Hub , which is home to the new National Stadium and the Singapore Indoor Stadium . The new National Stadium hosted

1540-770: The north, Geylang in the east, Marine Parade in the southeast, Marina East in the south, the Downtown Core in the southwest, Rochor and Newton in the west, as well as Novena in the northwest. Starting from the north in an anti-clockwise direction, the boundaries of Kallang Planning Area are marked by the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Central Expressway (CTE), Bukit Timah Road , Tekka Lane, Northumberland Road, Gloucester Road, Race Course Road, Rangoon Road, Serangoon Road , Syed Alwi Road, Jalan Sultan, Beach Road , Ophir Road , East Coast Parkway (ECP), Fort Road, Mountbatten Road , and Sims Way. Kallang Planning Area

1584-449: The previous neighbourhood Police Post system. Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes. * = Place names attested to be of Malay origin and referred to similarly in the Malay language. Whampoa, Singapore Whampoa is a housing estate located in the subzone of Balestier , which is a part of Novena planning area in Singapore, as defined by

1628-489: The south, the Downtown Core in the southwest, Rochor , Newton in the west, and Novena in the northwest. Throughout its history, Kallang was home to several national landmarks, some of which were built along the banks of the Kallang Basin , including the old National Stadium as well as the country's first purpose-built civil airport , the Kallang Airport . The famous Kallang Roar and Kallang Wave have roots traced to

1672-732: The troops of the British Indian Army officially surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army represented by Major Fujiwara Iwaichi at the Farrer Park Field as part of an event now called the " Farrer Park address ". Captain Mohan Singh later declared the formation of the First Indian National Army and openly recruited volunteers to fight against the British Raj for the independence of India . On 29 June 1946, one of

1716-426: The upstream of the Kallang River was part of the mukim of Ulu Kallang (also written as "Ulu Kalang"). Ulu is a Malay term which translates to "rural", "remote", "upstream" or "origin" – a reference to its location at the upper reaches of the Kallang River and its relative lack of development. Within the boundaries of Ulu Kallang were Upper Peirce Reservoir and Lower Peirce Reservoir . Ulu Kallang mukim bordered

1760-502: Was better known as "Whampoa" (his place of birth; Chinese : 黃埔 ; pinyin : Huángpǔ ) during the early years of Singapore as a British settlement. He made many contributions to the Straits Settlements . In addition, he could speak both Chinese and English well, making him an important bridge between the two communities. The respect for his contributions resulted in this area being named after him. The Whampoa area has

1804-399: Was buried at the old National Stadium by then-Minister for Finance Goh Keng Swee . The capsule was never found despite more than three years of search. On 15 February 2016, a new time capsule was laid underground at the Singapore Sports Hub . It is expected to be unearthed in 2040. The old National Stadium that once stood on the same plot of land as the current Singapore Sports Hub was

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1848-594: Was divided into two types of survey districts by the Singapore Land Authority (SLA): " mukim " in rural areas and "town subdivisions" in the city. There were two mukim that bore the name "Kallang": Kallang and Ulu Kallang. The mukim of Kallang (alternatively spelled as "Kalang") was roughly bounded by Upper Serangoon Road, Serangoon Road and the Kallang River to its west; Upper Paya Lebar Road to its north and east; Paya Lebar Road to its east; and Geylang Road to its south. The areas that once belonged to

1892-474: Was known as "Kallang", possibly due to its location on either side of the Kallang River . The subzone was later renamed to its current name, taken after a nearby road of the same name, and is a constituent part of Toa Payoh Planning Area . Kallang sits on the Kallang Formation which consists of soft marine clay, loose alluvial muddy sand, loose beach sand, soft peaty and organic mud, and coral. Aside from

1936-493: Was labeled as "Upper Kalang". The present landscape of Kallang is the result of extensive land reclamation carried out over multiple phases. Prior to land reclamation, the original southeastern shoreline of mainland Singapore was situated at the Kallang Basin area, near where Tanjong Rhu Road and Beach Road are today. In August 1931, the Public Works Department was tasked to lead the land reclamation project at

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