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Multiple new towns were envisioned in the Concept Plan of 1971, surrounding the water catchment area in Singapore's centre and linked together by an expressway system and a rail network, [4] and starting with Ang Mo Kio in 1973, new towns built in the 1970s followed a prototype new town model. This model comprised self-sufficient neighbourhoods ...
Tampines. Tampines (/ ˈtæmpəniːs / TAM-pə-nees) is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 284,560 living across its five subzones as of 2024, it is the most populous planning area in Singapore. [4] It is home to approximately 5% of Singapore's population. Tampines is bordered to the west by Bedok and Paya ...
The North-East Region of Singapore is made up of 7 planning areas, comprising 48 subzones in total. There are plans to transform Seletar into the regional centre of the North-East Region in the future. Planning Area [1] Subzone [1] Estimated population (2018) [2] Remarks. Ang Mo Kio. Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. 4,820.
34,000. Bishan (/ ˈbiːʃɑːn /), also known as Peck San, Bishan New Town or Bishan Town, is a planning area and matured residential town located at the northernmost portion of the Central Region of Singapore. Statistically, the area is ranked the 38th biggest in terms of geographical size and the 22nd most populated planning area in the country.
2015-2020. By 2015, the number of town councils is 16. For the first time, all town councils are overseen by GRCs due to Potong Pasir SMC subsuming into the revived Jalan Besar town council (retaining the new logo from Moulmein-Kallang). [20][21] Town council.
Many differing accounts describe the origin of the name Bukit Batok. Bukit means "hill" in Malay, thus the name of the town gives the impression of it being hilly. Batok, however, has several interpretations. One version, according to a Javanese village chief of the village Gassing, that coconut trees grew in the hilly area and hence the area ...
Yishun (/ ˈ iː ʃ uː n / EE-shoon), formerly known as Nee Soon, is a residential town located in the northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore, bordering Simpang and Sembawang to the north, Mandai to the west, the Central Water Catchment to its southwest, Ang Mo Kio to its south, as well as Seletar and Sengkang to its east and southeast respectively.
Tengah is a planning area and HDB town located within the West Region of Singapore. [2] It is bound by Choa Chu Kang to the northeast, Jurong East and Jurong West to the south, Bukit Batok to the east, and the Western Water Catchment to its west and north. Formerly a military restricted area, Tengah is currently reserved for new housing ...