Seletar

Seletar
Planning Area and Regional Centre
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	实里达
• Pinyin	Shílǐdá
• Malay	Seletar
• Tamil	சிலேத்தார்
Seletar Location of Seletar within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°24′19.2″N 103°51′58.6″E / 1.405333°N 103.866278°E / 1.405333; 103.866278
Country	Singapore
Region	North-East Region
CDC	Central Singapore CDC
Town council	Ang Mo Kio Town Council
Constituency	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Government
• Mayor	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua
• Members of Parliament	Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Hin Kee Intan Azura Mokhtar
Area
• Total	10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
• Residential	7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	280
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Official Seletar resident
Postal district	28

North-East Region

Central Singapore CDC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Official

Seletar is an area located in the north-east of Singapore. Its name can also refer to the Seletar Planning Area (as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority), situated in the North-East Region of Singapore. It shares boundaries with the planning areas of Sengkang to the south, Punggol to the east, Yishun and Simpang to the west, as well as the Straits of Johor to the north.

Formerly a Royal Air Force military airbase site, the area now houses a new S$60 million Seletar Aerospace Park that spans 140 hectares. The aerospace park is expected to be completed in 2018 and will house industries specialising in aircraft maintenance and repair services. There are future plans to transform Seletar into one of the Singapore's regional centres, along with Jurong East, Tampines and Woodlands.

Seletar is probably one of the older local place names. The Malay word seletar refers to the aboriginal coastal dwellers (orang Seletar River (which has since been dammed up to form the Lower Seletar Reservoir), hence the river's name. Later, Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor is said to have taken these people from Seletar to Sungai Pulai in southwest Johor.

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