Serangoon () is a
planning area and
residential town located in the
North-East Region of Singapore.
Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas –
Sengkang
Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares bo ...
to the north,
Hougang
Hougang is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 247,528 residents as of 2018. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to th ...
to the east,
Ang Mo Kio
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and
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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.
Transportation
The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. It later relocated to
nex on 3 September 2011.
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.
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 3.
The CTE
(Central Expressway) at the west of the town provides a link to
Seletar Airport
Seletar Airport is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore. It is located approximately northwest from Changi Airport, the country's main airport, and about north from the main commercial city-centre.
T ...
, Toa Payoh and CBD (Central Business District).
Education
, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and
Nanyang Junior College.
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Politics
Serangoon Neighbourhood 1, some parts of Neighbourhood 2 and Serangoon Garden fall under the Aljunied GRC
The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Sera ...
(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
The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geyla ...
, 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
The Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north eastern region of Singapore. The constituency encompasses the majority of Ang Mo Kio (Teck Ghee, Cheng San-Seletar, porti ...
(Jalan Kayu division).
See also
* Serangoon North
* Serangoon Garden
* Nex
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References
Sources
*Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press,
External links
Masterplan 2003
– Urban Redevelopment Authority
Serangoon Planning Report 1995
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