Etymology
The name Pasir Panjang appears as "Passir Panjang" in 1851. The Malay word pasir panjang literally means "long sand", a reference to the long sandy beach that stretched along the coast in this area.
Pasir Panjang is known as hong heng sua in Hokkien, meaning "Hong Heng's plantation".
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