Kampong Bugis ( ms, Kampung Bugis, , ta, கம்போங் பூகிஸ்) is a subzone within the planning area of

Kallang Kallang is a planning area and residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the no ...

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, as defined by the

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(URA). This subzone is bounded by

Kallang Road Kallang Road () is a major arterial road in Kallang, Singapore. It links Sims Avenue and Geylang Road at Sir Arthur's Bridge in the east to Victoria Street at Victoria Bridge in the west. Landmarks along Kallang Road include the Kallang Riversid ...

and

Sims Avenue Sims Avenue () is a one-way major road in Singapore connecting Kallang Road to Jalan Eunos. It extends eastward as Sims Avenue East (), and until Siglap Road. Etymology The road was named after Sim Kia Jan Sim or SIM may refer to: Computing ...

in the north; the

Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway The Kallang–Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) is the third newest of Singapore's network of expressways. The southern (Kallang) section of the expressway opened first, on 26 October 2007, with the remaining (Paya Lebar) section opened on 20 Septembe ...

(KPE) and Sims Way in the east;

Nicoll Highway Nicoll Highway (; ms, Lebuhraya Nicoll; ta, நிகோல் நெடுஞ்சாலை) is a major arterial road in Singapore which links the junctions of Guillemard Road, Sims Way and Mountbatten Road in Kallang to the junctions of Espl ...

in the south; and Crawford Street in the west. Kampong Bugis is probably best known for being the location of the former Kallang Gasworks, the conserved

Kallang Airport Kallang Airport (also known as the Kallang Aerodrome, Kallang Airfield and RAF Kallang) was the first purpose-built civil international airport in Singapore, opened officially on 12 June 1937 and ceased operations in 1955, when it was reloca ...

complex, as well as the former

Gay World Amusement Park Gay World (), formerly known as Happy World () was one of the famous trio of "World" amusement parks in Kallang, Singapore.Martin, Mayo"From Gay World to Pop Yeh Yeh: When Geylang rocked the '60s"Channel NewsAsia. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 30 Jan ...

. A plot of land bounded by Kallang Road, the

Kallang River The Kallang River (, ms, Sungei Kallang) is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometers. from the Lower Peirce Reservoir (originally named "Kallang River Reservoir") to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning ...

and

Rochor River The Rochor River ( zh, s=梧槽河; ms, Sungei Rochor) is a canalised river in Kallang of the Central Region in Singapore. The river is about 0.8 km in length. The Rochor River is a continuation of the Rochor Canal, and begins beneath ...

is slated for future residential development, part of a pilot programme to create a car-lite riverside community. Other notable places in Kampong Bugis include

Kallang Riverside Park Kallang Riverside Park () is a riverine park in Kallang, Singapore. It sits on the confluence of the Kallang River and Rochor River, north of the Kallang Basin. Elaboration The 7-hectare park is a popular water sports site in Singapore. A st ...

, Merdeka Bridge and Lorong 1 Geylang Bus Terminal.

Etymology

This subzone took its name from a similarly named road located within its boundary. The road itself derived its name from an expunged Buginese settlement that once sat on the mouth of the Kallang River.

History

The Buginese people came from

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, in modern-day

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, and exercised control over islands in the

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. In 1819, a Buginese leader had a conflict with the

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colonist and was subsequently executed. The Buginese people rebelled against the Dutch in the wake of the execution, but was met fiercely with Dutch military action. The group fled to

, first settling temporarily near present-day

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, later moving to where Bugis Street is, before finally building a large settlement by the

in today's Kampong Bugis (literally "Bugis Village"). In the early 1950s, a major fire destroyed the Buginese village.

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