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Sengkang New Town

Sengkang
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 盛港
 • Pinyin Shèng Gǎng
 • Malay Sengkang
 • Tamil செங்காங
Sungei Serangoon, panorama, Nov 06.jpg
Compassvale Court, Sep 06.JPG Jalan Kayu 9, Aug 06.JPG
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Ranggung LRT Station 3, Sep 06.JPG Sengkang Sculpture Park 8, Nov 05.JPG Fernvale Primary School 6, Aug 06.JPG
Sengkang is located in Singapore
Sengkang
Sengkang
Location of Sengkang within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°23′30″N 103°53′40″E / 1.39167°N 103.89444°E / 1.39167; 103.89444
Country  Singapore
Region

North-East Region


CDCs
Town councils
  • Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • Mayors

Central Singapore CDC

North East CDC


 • Members of Parliament

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Aljunied GRC

Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

Punggol East SMC

Sengkang West SMC

Area
 • Total 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
 • Residential 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 206,680
 • Density 20,000/km2 (51,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)

Official

  • Sengkang resident

Colloquial

  • Sengkanger
  • Senkangese
  • Sengkangian
  • Sengkangite
Postal district 19
Dwelling units 59,497
Projected ultimate 92,000

North-East Region

Central Singapore CDC

North East CDC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Aljunied GRC

Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC

Punggol East SMC

Sengkang West SMC

Official

Colloquial

Sengkang (Chinese: 盛港, Tamil: செங்காங) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. Sengkang shares boundaries with Seletar and Punggol in the north, Pasir Ris and Paya Lebar in the east, Hougang and Serangoon to the south, as well as Yishun and Ang Mo Kio to the west.

Originally a fishing village, the area is undergoing rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to transform it into a fully mature housing estate. The town is made up of four neighbourhoods.

The name Sengkang means "prosperous harbour" in Chinese. The name comes from a road called Lorong Sengkang, off Lorong Buangkok. The area was formerly known as Kangkar (Gang Jiao 港脚) or "foot of the port" as there was once a fishing port located along Sungei Serangoon. Fishing villages and rubber, pepper and pineapple plantations flourished in the area in the old days.


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