Sengkang
Planning Area and HDB Town in North-East Region ----, Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the town in Indonesia, see Sengkang, Indonesia. For the town in Malaysia, see Sengkang, Johor. For the constituency in Singapore, see Sengkang Group Representation Constituency.
Sengkang (Chinese: 盛港, Tamil: செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020.[4] 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.
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Sengkang | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 盛港 Shènggǎng (Pinyin) Sêng-káng (Hokkien POJ) |
• Malay | Sengkang |
• Tamil | செங்காங் Ceṅkāṅ (Transliteration) |
Coordinates: 1°23′30″N 103°53′40″E | |
Country | Singapore |
Region | North-East Region
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Government | |
• Mayors | Central Singapore CDC
North East CDC |
• Members of Parliament | Ang Mo Kio GRC
Sengkang GRC |
Area | |
• Total | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
• Residential | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 249,370 |
• Density | 24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi) |
Postal district | 19, 28 |
Dwelling units | 59,497 |
Projected ultimate | 92,000 |
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Originally a fishing village, the area underwent rapid development under the ambition of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to transform it into a fully mature housing estate.[5][6]