Serangoon

Serangoon
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
 • MalaySerangoon (Rumi)
سرڠݢون (Jawi)
 • Chinese实龙岗 (Simplified)
實龍崗 (Traditional)
Shílónggǎng (Pinyin)
Si̍t-lêng-kong (Hokkien POJ)
 • Tamilசிராங்கூன்
Cirāṅkūṉ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Terraced housing in Serangoon, HDB flats in Serangoon North, Serangoon Viaduct, Lorong Chuan MRT station, Nex
Location of Serangoon in Singapore
Location of Serangoon in Singapore
Serangoon is located in Singapore
Serangoon
Serangoon
Location of Serangoon within Singapore
Coordinates: 01°21′49″N 103°52′03″E / 1.36361°N 103.86750°E / 1.36361; 103.86750
Country Singapore
RegionNorth-East Region
CDCs
Town councils
  • Ang Mo Kio Town Council
  • Aljunied-Hougang Town Council
  • Marine Parade Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • MayorsCentral Singapore CDC

South East CDC

 • Members of ParliamentAljunied GRC

Ang Mo Kio GRC

Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC

Area
 • Total
10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
 • Residential1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
115,270
 • Density11,400/km2 (29,600/sq mi)
Postal districts
19, 28
Dwelling units21,293
Projected ultimate30,000

Serangoon (IPA: /səˈræŋɡuːn/ sə-RANG-goon) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.

Serangoon is bordered by these planning areas – Sengkang to the north, Hougang to the east, Ang Mo Kio and Bishan to the west, as well as Toa Payoh to the south. Serangoon planning area has a total of seven subzones: Serangoon Central, Lorong Chuan, Upper Paya Lebar, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon North, Seletar Hills and Serangoon North Industrial Estate.

Etymology

There have been two possible origins for the name Serangoon. One origin comes from combining the Malay word "Ranggong" for a bird that was commonly seen around the Serangoon river, and the word "satu", which was then abbreviated to "sa", leading to "Saranggong". Alternatively, the name could have came from "di-serang dengan gong", a Malay phrase meaning "to surround with gongs", referring to the use of gongs to scare away animals from the forests of Serangoon.

History

Serangoon was established some time in the mid 19th century, as a location for fruit, spice and rubber plantations. This would lead to several roads being named after fruits, like "Lorong Lew Lian" or "Lorong Ong Lye".

By 1828, Serangoon Road would be constructed, linking settlements in present day Little India with Serangoon Harbour.

In 1972, Chomp Chomp Food Centre was built to house hawkers in the area.

In 2003, the North East Line's Serangoon station was constructed.

Amenities

Shopping Malls

Transportation

The original Serangoon bus interchange was opened on 13 March 1988 along Serangoon Central. It later relocated to nex on 3 September 2011.

Rail network

A large part of the North East Line on the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system runs parallel to Serangoon and Upper Serangoon Road, specifically the line between Little India and Kovan stations. Stations located in Serangoon include:

Two stations on the Cross Island Line are also under construction, slated to be completed by 2030. The stations are:

In addition, the under planning Seletar Line will serve the Serangoon North area, slated to open from the 2040s.

Road network

Upper Serangoon Road runs northeast from the junction with the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), MacPherson Road and Bendemeer Road. As part of the North East Line construction works, a road viaduct over Upper Serangoon Road was built from the junction with Braddell Road and Bartley Road, to just after the junction with Yio Chu Kang Road.

The Central Expressway (CTE) to the west provides a link to Seletar Airport, Toa Payoh and the Central Area.

Education

As of 2026, this area has a total of 5 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and Nanyang Junior College.

Primary schools

Secondary schools

Others

Politics

Serangoon have been served by three different MPs under three constituencies. Workers' Party MP Kenneth Tiong serves the namesake Serangoon division in Aljunied GRC, comprising Neighbourhoods 1 and 2 and the Serangoon Garden sub-district; Speaker of the Parliament Seah Kian Peng serves the Braddell Heights division in Marine Parade–Braddell Heights GRC, which administers Neighbourhoods 2, 3 and 4, Central Serangoon, and the sub-districts of Bartley and Lorong Chuan; Acting Cabinet Minister Jasmin Lau serves the Seletar–Serangoon division in Ang Mo Kio GRC which oversees Neighbourhood 5 and most of the western Serangoon.

See also

Panoramic view of the Serangoon and Bishan area, as seen from Ang Mo Kio

References

  1. ↑ Urban Redevelopment Authority (December 2019). "Master Plan 2019 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea)". data.gov.sg. Archived from the original (GeoJSON) on 1 October 2026. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  2. ↑ HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, Age Group, Sex and Floor Area of Residence, June 2026". Singapore Department of Statistics. Archived from the original on 26 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Untitled" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Our Towns and Estates". Housing Development Board. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "From Verdant Grounds to a Whole New Town: Reflections on Serangoon – A Place Like No Other". BiblioAsia. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "593 Serangoon Road". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "10 Awesome Places To Shop And Eat At MyVillage In Serangoon Gardens". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
  9. ↑ "Interchange in new town opens on Sunday". The Straits Times. 8 March 1988. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via NewspaperSG.
  10. ↑ "Bus Services Operating From The New Serangoon Bus Interchange". SBS Transit. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  11. ↑ Chelvan, Vanessa Paige (4 March 2026). "New Jurong Region Line station added in Tengah; opening of line delayed to mid-2028: Jeffrey Siow". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  12. ↑ Leong, Chan Teik (2003). Getting there : The story of the North East Line. Singapore: Land Transport Authority. ISBN 981-04-5886-X. OCLC 53383062.
  13. ↑ "SchoolFinder | MOE". www.moe.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2026.

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