Kembangan, Singapore

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Kembangan
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese 景万岸
 • Pinyin jǐngwàn'àn
 • Malay Kembangan
 • Tamil கெம்பாங்கான்
Country  Singapore

Kembangan is a subzone and residential precinct located in the town of Bedok in the East Region of Singapore. It consists largely of private residential areas and a small public housing estate along Lengkong Tiga. The area is served by the East West MRT Line at the Kembangan MRT Station.

Etymology

Kembangan means "expansion" in Malay. The road Jalan Kembangan was officially named in 1932.

References

  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1

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