Sungei Simpang Kiri
River in Singapore
Sungei Simpang Kiri is a river located in eastern part of Sembawang, Singapore. The river starts near Canberra Link and discharges into the Straits of Johor.
Location
Sungei Simpang Kiri is a river located in eastern part of Sembawang. The river starts at the intersection where Yishun Avenue 2 and Canberra Link and ends at People's Association Water Venture (Sembawang). It discharges into the Straits of Johore. The river is named after the maritime Suku Seletar tribe who used to live along the river banks.
History
In 1970, the river banks were used extensively for rubber plantations and mangrove swamps surrounded the river. There were also villages close to the river. After urban development, the river was straightened and turned into a concrete canal. A 3 km (1.9 mi) linear park was also constructed to run across the river banks.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q54321853. Authority coordinates are 1.398, 103.833. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1970.
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