Senoko is located in

Sembawang Sembawang is a planning area and residential town located in the North Region of Singapore. Sembawang planning area is bordered by Simpang to the east, Mandai to the south, Yishun to the southeast, Woodlands to the west and the Straits of Joho ...

, in the northern part of

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. It is most known for

Senoko Power Station The Senoko Power Station is the largest power station in Singapore. It is located in Senoko, Sembawang and was commissioned in 1976. It is owned by Senoko Energy Pte Ltd, formerly known as Senoko Power Ltd. Description The Senoko Power Stat ...

, which generates and supplies

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, and the Senoko Fishing Port.

Etymology

In Franklin and Jackson's ''Plan of Singapore'' (1830), the place name ''Senoko'' was found and referred to the "River Simko" or ''Sungei Senoko'' in

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. The river is now merged into Sungei Sembawang, which currently has the mouth of the former Sungei Senoko.

Transportation

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Service 981 goes to Senoko Industrial Estate, while

Services 169 and 856 plies through Admiralty Road West. The closest MRT line is

Woodlands North MRT station Woodlands North MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit station in Woodlands, Singapore, located near Republic Polytechnic. The station is the northern terminus of the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). It is located in a developing r ...

located at Woodlands North Coast Road.

References

*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), ''Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern University Press, Places in Singapore Sembawang {{Singapore-geo-stub