Serangoon Explained

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:
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
  • Marine Parade Town Council
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]

Transportation

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]

Rail network

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]

Road network

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).

Education

, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.[8]

Politics

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).

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City Population – statistics, maps and charts Serangoon . 20 June 2023 . 15 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190815202244/http://citypopulation.de/php/singapore-admin.php?adm1id=306 . live .
  2. http://www10.hdb.gov.sg/ebook/ar2015/html5/index.html?opf=tablet/Key%20Statistics.xml HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015
  3. Web site: Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data . February 11, 2019 . 30 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130111952/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/statistics/browse_by_theme/population/statistical_tables/tablea12-2000-2015.xls . live .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 24 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013413/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/publications/publications_and_papers/population_and_population_structure/population2015-map1.pdf . 5 March 2016 . dead.
  5. News: . Interchange in new town opens on Sunday . The Straits Times . 8 March 1988 . 23 June 2017 . NewspaperSG . 6 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220706195835/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19880308-1.2.26.2 . live .
  6. Web site: Bus Services Operating From The New Serangoon Bus Interchange . . 25 August 2017 . SBS Transit . 23 June 2017 . 29 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210629054808/https://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2011-08-25-01.aspx . live .
  7. Web site: LTA Cross Island Line . 2024-02-03 . www.lta.gov.sg.
  8. Web site: School Information Service . 20 June 2023 . 31 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160531164522/http://sis.moe.gov.sg/ . dead .