Geylang

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Geylang
Planning Area and HDB town
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Geylang (Rumi) ݢيلڠ‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	芽笼 (Simplified) 芽籠 (Traditional) Yálóng (Pinyin) Gê-láng (Hokkien POJ)
• Tamil	கேலாங் Kēlāṅ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Geylang Road at night, Aerial view of Geylang East, Shophouses along Geylang Road, Seng Ong Temple, Circuit Road, Eunos Bus Interchange, Headquarters of Singapore Post
Location in Central Region
Geylang Location of Geylang within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°19′14″N 103°53′13″E / 1.32056°N 103.88694°E / 1.32056; 103.88694
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
CDCs	Central Singapore CDC South East CDC
Town councils	Jalan Besar Town Council Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies	Jalan Besar GRC MacPherson SMC Marine Parade GRC Mountbatten SMC Potong Pasir SMC
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua South East CDC Mohd Fahmi Aliman
• Members of Parliament	Jalan Besar GRC Wan Rizal Wan Zakariah MacPherson SMC Tin Pei Ling Marine Parade GRC Mohd Fahmi Aliman Tan See Leng Mountbatten SMC Lim Biow Chuan Potong Pasir SMC Sitoh Yih Pin
Area [1][2]
• Total	9.64 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
• Residential	2.14 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1][2][3]
• Total	110,200
• Density	11,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Ethnic groups [3]
• Chinese	88,060
• Malays	15,280
• Indians	9,900
• Others	3,730
Postal districts	13, 14, 19
Dwelling units	29,256
Projected ultimate	49,000

Geylang is a planning area and township located on the eastern fringe of the Central Region of Singapore, bordering Hougang and Toa Payoh in the north, Marine Parade in the south, Bedok in the east, and Kallang in the west.

Geylang is previously known as a red-light district, particularly the areas along Geylang Road. Today only 3-4 units remains for brothels and street walkers are hard to come by. Geylang is also where one of Singapore's oldest Malay settlements, Geylang Serai, is located.^[4] During Ramadan, the neighbourhood is famous for its popular and iconic Ramadan lights and bazaars.^[5]