Aljunied

Aljunied
Aljunied
Subzone of Geylang Planning Area
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	阿裕尼; Āyùní (Pinyin); A-jū-nî (Hokkien POJ)
• Malay	Aljunied (Rumi); الجنيد‎ (Jawi)
• Tamil	அல்ஜூனிட்; Aljūṉiṭ (Transliteration)
	Aljunied Location of Aljunied within Singapore
	Coordinates: 1°18′59.19″N 103°52′58.73″E / 1.3164417°N 103.8829806°E
Country	Singapore
Planning Area	Geylang Planning Area
Population (2024)
• Total	43,210

Aljunied (/ælˈdʒuːnɪd/ al-JOO-nid) is a suburban area located in the central part of the city-state of Singapore. Named after Aljunied Road, it was formerly agricultural land which has since been heavily urbanised and presently comprises a variety of land uses. Today, Aljunied is a bustling neighbourhood with HDB flats with amenities like shops, schools, parks and recreational facilities, as well as several traditional Singaporean shophouses.

Etymology

Syed Sharif Omar bin Ali Al Junied owned large tracts of agricultural land in the area. In Palembang, he established a business after migrating from his hometown in Tarim, Yemen.^[2] Syed Omar came from the well-respected Arab family who were descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Masjid Kampong Melaka was renamed Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka in his honour. In 1823, at the behest of Stamford Raffles, Syed Omar donated the land on which St Andrew's Cathedral now stands. He and his family also donated land for the establishment of Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Syed Omar's descendants continue to reside in Singapore.^[2]

Madrasah Aljunied was a leading Islamic religious school that produced many religious leaders of Southeast Asian countries.

Education

Kindergarten

St Magdalene's Kindergarten

Primary schools

Canossa Catholic Primary School

CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)

Kong Hwa School

Secondary schools

Geylang Methodist School (Secondary)

Special schools

Canossian School

Former schools

MacPherson Secondary School

Politics

Aljunied formerly falls under Aljunied Constituency from 1959 to 1988. In 1968, the MacPherson area of Aljunied was under MacPherson Constituency and in 1988, renamed as MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC). In 1988, both wards were merged into Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Despite its name however, the present-day Aljunied GRC does not cover the areas of the Aljunied.

MacPherson area existed as an SMC in its lifetime except in 1991 to 1997, from 2011 to 2015, and from 2025 onwards, where it was absorbed into Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC (previously Marine Parade GRC before 2025).^[3]

References

↑ "Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, Age Group, Sex and Type of Dwelling, June 2024". Department of Statistics Singapore. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
1 2 "Arab trader's role in Singapore landmark". The Straits Times. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
↑ "Marine Parade GRC to absorb MacPherson SMC, cede parts of Chai Chee, Siglap". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

External links

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

[singstat2024-1] "Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, Age Group, Sex and Type of Dwelling, June 2024". Department of Statistics Singapore. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[StraitsTimes2015-2] 1 2 "Arab trader's role in Singapore landmark". The Straits Times. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

[3] "Marine Parade GRC to absorb MacPherson SMC, cede parts of Chai Chee, Siglap". The Straits Times. 11 March 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.

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