Choa Chu Kang New Town

Choa Chu Kang
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	蔡厝港
• Pinyin	Cài Cuò Gǎng
• Hokkien	Chha-chhu-káng
• Malay	Choa Chu Kang
• Tamil	சுவா சூ காங்
From top left to right: ITE College West, Lot One Shoppers' Mall, Flats in Choa Chu Kang, Condominium flats near Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT Station
Choa Chu Kang Location of Choa Chu Kang within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°23′N 103°45′E / 1.383°N 103.750°E / 1.383; 103.750
Country	Singapore
Region	West Region
CDCs	North West CDC South West CDC
Town Councils	Chua Chu Kang Town Council Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council
Constituencies	Chua Chu Kang GRC Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC
Government
• Mayors	North West CDC Teo Ho Pin South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	Chua Chu Kang GRC Gan Kim Yong Zaqy Mohamad Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Alex Yam Lawrence Wong
Area
• Total	6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
• Residential	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	174,330
• Density	29,000/km2 (74,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Official Choa Chu Kang resident Colloquial Choa Chu Kangian
Ethnic groups
• Chinese	123,450
• Malays	29,630
• Indians	16,470
• Others	4,790
Postal district	23
Dwelling units	42,393
Projected ultimate	62,000

West Region

North West CDC

South West CDC

Chua Chu Kang GRC

Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC

Official

Colloquial

Choa Chu Kang (Chinese: 蔡厝港, Tamil: சுவா சூ காங்), alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to the north, Tengah to the southwest, Bukit Batok to the southeast, Bukit Panjang to the east and the Western Water Catchment to the west. Choa Chu Kang New Town is separated into two portions by the Kranji Expressway.

Originally a kampung, the area has been rapidly developed under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board, to transform it into a modern township. The town comprises seven subzones, four of which are the most densely populated: Choa Chu Kang Central, Choa Chu Kang North, Yew Tee and Teck Whye.

Choa Chu Kang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua Chu Kang Village located near the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road and Jalan Sungei Poyan, currently occupied by the grounds of the National Shooting Centre which comes under the purview of Singapore Shooting Association. The name began to be applied to the general area around the village when Choa Chu Kang Road, a main arterial road linking the village to Upper Bukit Timah Road towards the east was built.