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Aljunied

Field	Value
name	Aljunied
settlement_type	Subzone of Geylang Planning Area
translit_lang1	Name
translit_lang1_type1	Chinese
translit_lang1_info1	阿裕尼
Āyùní
A-jū-nî
translit_lang1_type2	Malay
translit_lang1_info2	Aljunied

translit_lang1_type3	Tamil
translit_lang1_info3	அல்ஜூனிட்
Aljūṉiṭ
pushpin_map	Singapore
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Aljunied within Singapore
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Singapore
subdivision_type1	Planning Area
subdivision_name1	Geylang Planning Area
population_footnotes
population_total	43,210
population_as_of	2024
population_density_km2	auto

Āyùní* A-jū-nî

Aljūṉiṭ Aljunied ( ) 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. 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.

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).

In 1991, the MacPherson area went under Marine Parade GRC and then became its own individual constituency again as MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC) again in 1997. In 2001, the MacPherson area was merged back into Marine Parade GRC again and split back as MacPherson SMC again in 2015.

References

"Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, Age Group, Sex and Type of Dwelling, June 2024". Department of Statistics Singapore..
(24 September 2015). "Arab trader's role in Singapore landmark". [[The Straits Times]].

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