Serangoon | |
Settlement Type: | Planning Area and HDB Town |
Translit Lang1: | Other |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Malay |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Malay: Serangoon Malay: {{Script|Arab|سرڠݢون |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 实龙岗 Chinese: 實龍崗 Shílónggǎng Si̍t-lêng-kong |
Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
Translit Lang1 Info3: | Tamil: சிராங்கூன் Cirāṅkūṉ |
Pushpin Map: | Singapore |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Serangoon within Singapore |
Coordinates: | 1.3636°N 103.8675°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Singapore |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | North-East Region---- |
Subdivision Type2: | CDCs |
Subdivision Name2: | |
Subdivision Type3: | Town councils |
Subdivision Name3: |
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Subdivision Type4: | Constituencies |
Subdivision Name4: | |
Leader Title1: | Mayors |
Leader Name1: | Central Singapore CDC
North East CDC South East CDC ---- |
Leader Title2: | Members of Parliament |
Leader Name2: | Aljunied GRC
Ang Mo Kio GRCMarine Parade GRC |
Area Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.1 |
Area Blank1 Title: | Residential |
Area Blank1 Km2: | 1.63 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 116,310 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal districts |
Postal Code: | 19, 28 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Dwelling units |
Blank Info Sec1: | 21,293 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Projected ultimate |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 30,000 |
Serangoon is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.
Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as Toa Payoh to the south. Serangoon planning area has a total of seven subzones: Serangoon Central, Lorong Chuan, Upper Paya Lebar, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon North, Seletar Hills and Serangoon North Industrial Estate.[4]
The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central.[5] It later relocated to nex on 3 September 2011.[6]
A large part of the North East MRT line runs in parallel with this arterial road. Stations that are located along this road are from Little India to Kovan. Current MRT Stations that are located in the Serangoon area includes:
There are plans to build 2 more stations under the Cross Island Line, namely the below stations. These stations will be completed by 2030.[7]
Upper Serangoon Road is an important road being one of the oldest and busiest roads, links the North-East region with Central area
Other important main roads include Yio Chu Kang Road, Upper Paya Lebar Road, Bartley Road, Braddell Road, and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and 3.
The CTE (Central Expressway) at the west of the town provides a link to Seletar Airport, Toa Payoh and CBD (Central Business District).
, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.[8]
Serangoon Neighbourhood 1, some parts of Neighbourhood 2 and Serangoon Garden fall under the Aljunied GRC (Serangoon division), served by the Workers' Party, while the area surrounding Upper Paya Lebar Road lies within the Aljunied GRC Paya Lebar division. Prior to 2006, the Serangoon division belonged to the Marine Parade GRC, which administers Serangoon Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4 in the Braddell Heights division till this day. Neighbourhood 5 in Serangoon North falls under the Ang Mo Kio GRC (Jalan Kayu division).