Clementi, Singapore

Clementi
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	金文泰
• Pinyin	Jīn Wén Tài
• Hokkien	Kim-bûn-thài
• Malay	Clementi
• Tamil	கிளிமெண்டி
From top left to right: Aerial panorama of Clementi, Clementi Town Centre, Nan Hua High School, Jurong Branch Line of the former Keretapi Tanah Melayu railway line in Singapore, Darussalam Mosque, Clementi MRT Station
Clementi Location of Clementi within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°18′58.25″N 103°45′53.78″E / 1.3161806°N 103.7649389°E / 1.3161806; 103.7649389
Country	Singapore
Region	West Region
CDCs	North West CDC South West CDC
Town councils	Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council Jurong-Clementi Town Council West Coast Town Council
Constituencies	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Jurong GRC West Coast GRC
Government
• Mayors	North West CDC Teo Ho Pin South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Christopher de Souza Sim Ann Jurong GRC Tan Wu Meng West Coast GRC S. Iswaran Lim Hng Kiang
Area
• Total	9.49 km2 (3.66 sq mi)
• Residential	2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	91,630
• Density	9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Official Clementi resident Colloquial Clementian Clementier Clementine
Ethnic groups
• Chinese	70,700
• Malays	9,950
• Indians	7,600
• Others	3,390
Postal districts	5, 21
Dwelling units	25,480
Projected ultimate	39,000

West Region

North West CDC

South West CDC

Holland-Bukit Timah GRC

Jurong GRC

West Coast GRC

Official

Colloquial

Clementi (Chinese: 金文泰, Tamil: கிளிமெண்டி) is a planning area and residential town located at the easternmost fringe of the West Region of Singapore. The town borders Bukit Batok to the north, Bukit Timah to the northeast, Queenstown to the east and Jurong East to the west.

"Clementi" derived its name from 'Clementi Road', the main traffic route that still runs into the district to this day. It was once known as 'Reformatory Road' as there was a boys' home situated along the road. In 1947, the Singapore Rural Board discussed renaming the road. Their original intention was to name it after Sir Hugh Clifford, but it was eventually named as Clementi Road. It is generally suggested that the road was named after Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, who was the first British High Commissioner in the Straits Settlements. However, it is also possible that the road was named after Sir Cecil Clementi, another former Governor of the Straits Settlements (1930–33) who initiated the construction of the Kallang Airport.

The present area occupying Clementi Avenue 1 used to be known as 'Sussex Estate', named after the historic county of Sussex in England. It was developed in the mid-1950s to house the families of British senior non-commissioned officers. When Clementi underwent a major transformation beginning in 1975, Sussex Estate was the only pre-development feature that was retained. It was demolished in 1997.