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Hougang

Hougang
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 后港
 • Pinyin Hòu Găng
 • Malay Hougang
 • Tamil ஹவ்காங்
Hougang Central, Oct 06.JPG Kovan HDB flats.JPG
Photo Journal (set) - Typical Village Kampung house (9721908363).jpg
Hougang Avenue 4 2, Nov 06.JPG Institute of Mental Health 7, Nov 06.JPG
Punggol Park, panorama, Nov 06.jpg
From top left to right: Hougang Central, Aerial view of Kovan, Kampong Lorong Buangkok, Flats along Hougang Avenue 4, Heritage Garden of the Institute of Mental Health, Panoramic view of Punggol Park
Hougang is located in Singapore
Hougang
Hougang
Location of Hougang within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°22′18.4″N 103°53′35″E / 1.371778°N 103.89306°E / 1.371778; 103.89306
Country  Singapore
Region

North-East Region


CDCs
Town councils
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
  • Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • Mayors

Central Singapore CDC

North East CDC

South East CDC


 • Members of Parliament

Aljunied GRC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Hougang SMC

Marine Parade GRC

Area
 • Total 13.93 km2 (5.38 sq mi)
 • Residential 3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 222,310
 • Density 16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)

Official

  • Hougang Resident
Postal district 19
Dwelling units 51,646
Projected ultimate 72,000

North-East Region

Central Singapore CDC

North East CDC

South East CDC

Aljunied GRC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Hougang SMC

Marine Parade GRC

Official

Hougang (Chinese: 后港, Tamil: ஹவ்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the most populous in the region, being home to 222,310 residents. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to the north, Geylang to the south, Bedok to the southeast, Toa Payoh to the southwest, Paya Lebar to the east and Serangoon to the west.

Hougang is the pinyin version of Aū-káng, a Hokkien and Teochew name meaning "river end", as Hougang is located upstream or at the back of Sungei Serangoon. In the past, the name connoted the area stretching from the fifth milestone junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Upper Paya Lebar Road/Boundary Road to the seventh and a half milestone junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Punggol Road. The area just beyond the seventh milestone along Punggol Road was formerly considered part of Punggol but is now within Hougang Town and that section of Punggol Road is now Hougang Avenue 8, with Punggol Road starting further north.

Pig farming was carried out in Punggol, including the area of Punggol that is now part of Hougang Town. The last of these pig farmers were relocated by the late-1990s to flats built in Hougang. Today, Hougang is an HDB new town with over 40,000 housing units interspersed with pockets of private residential areas.


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