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Serangoon

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This article is about the town in the North-East Region of Singapore. For the island located in Punggol called "Pulau Serangoon", see Coney Island, Singapore. For the river, see Sungei Serangoon. For the strait, see Serangoon Harbour. For the TV drama, see Serangoon Road.

Serangoon
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
 • MalaySerangoon (Rumi)
سرڠݢون‎ (Jawi)
 • Chinese实龙岗 (Simplified)
實龍崗 (Traditional)
Shílónggǎng (Pinyin)
Si̍t-lêng-kong (Hokkien POJ)
 • Tamilசிராங்கூன்
Cirāṅkūṉ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Terraced housing in Serangoon, HDB flats in Serangoon North, Serangoon Viaduct, Lorong Chuan MRT station, Nex
Location of Serangoon in Singapore
Location of Serangoon in Singapore
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CountryFile:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region
CDCs
Town councils
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
  • Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • MayorsCentral Singapore CDC

North East CDC

South East CDC

 • Members of ParliamentAljunied GRC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC

Area
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 • Total
10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
 • Residential1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2025)[1][3]
 • Total
116,630
 • Density11,500/km2 (29,900/sq mi)
Postal districts
19, 28
Dwelling units21,293
Projected ultimate30,000

Serangoon (IPA: /səˈræŋɡuːn/ sə-RANG-goon) 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

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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

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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 include:

There are plans to build two more stations as part of the Cross Island MRT line, slated to be completed by 2030.[7] The stations are as follows:

Road network

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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

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As of 2017, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.[8]

Politics

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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 (Seletar–Serangoon division).

See also

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File:SerangoonBishanPano,Singapore.jpg
Panoramic view of the Serangoon and Bishan area, as seen from Ang Mo Kio

References

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  2. ^ HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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Sources

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  • Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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