Geylang East

Geylang East
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	友诺士
• Pinyin	Yǒunuòshì
• Malay	Eunos
• Tamil	யூனுஸ்
An older HDB neighourhood at Geylang East. An older HDB neighourhood at Geylang East.
Geylang East Location of Geylang East within Singapore
Coordinates:
Country	Singapore
Government
• Ruling parties	People's Action Party

Geylang East (more commonly known as Eunos) is a sub-zone located in the eastern part of the district of Geylang in Singapore. The MRT stations of Paya Lebar and Eunos, serve the area.

Etymology and History

The settlement was originally named Kampong Melayu, a large Malay village that used to include Kampong Ubi and Kaki Bukit areas. It was later renamed Kampong Eunos in honour of its founder, Inche Muhammad Eunos Abdullah.

Inche Eunos was the Chairman and co-founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Singapura (the Singapore Malay Union) and the first Malay representative of the Legislative Council, the then governing body of Singapore. In 1927, he appealed to the government and was granted $700,000 that the Kesatuan Melayu Singapura used for the purchase of 240 hectares of land, which later became known as Kampong Melayu.

External links

Reference from National Library of Singapore Infopedia website

• Inche Muhammad Eunos Bin Abdullah
• Jalan Eunos