Yio Chu Kang

Yio Chu Kang
Subzone of Ang Mo Kio Planning Area
Name transcription(s)
 • Chinese杨厝港 (Simplified)
楊厝港 (Traditional)
Yángcuògǎng (Pinyin)
Iôⁿ-chhù-káng (Hokkien POJ)
 • MalayYio Chu Kang
 • Tamilஇயோ சூ காங்
Iyō cū kāṅ (Transliteration)
Yio Chu Kang MRT station
Yio Chu Kang MRT station
Interactive map of Yio Chu Kang
Coordinates: 01°22′52″N 103°50′39″E / 1.38111°N 103.84417°E / 1.38111; 103.84417
CountrySingapore
Area
 • Total
0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
540
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)

Yio Chu Kang (IPA: /ˌjoʊ ˌtʃuː ˈkɑːŋ/ YOH CHOO KAHNG), alternatively spelt as Yeo Chu Kang, is a subzone of Ang Mo Kio in the northeast of Singapore.

Background

The name Yio Chu Kang, similar to Choa Chu Kang and Lim Chu Kang, derives from the term "chu kang" (厝港, Teochew: cu3 gang2), meaning "back port". A chu kang was a settlement in backwater parts of rivers in Singapore which served as a port to ship out agricultural products, mainly gambier and pepper, grown on adjacent plantations under the Kangchu economic system in 19th century Johor and Singapore.

Educational institutions

Primary schools

  • Anderson Primary School

Secondary schools

Tertiary Institutions

Other amenities

Transportation

Situated at the northern portion of Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang is served by bus services originating from Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Seletar Bus Depot, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange and Yishun (85x services). Yio Chu Kang MRT station of the North–South Line also serves the area, providing residents a direct link to the relatively distant Central Area.

Politics

Yio Chu Kang mostly forms the boundaries of the eponymous SMC which was first created in the 1980 election. In 1991, when Ang Mo Kio have new town developments, Yio Chu Kang was absorbed into the Ang Mo Kio GRC, where its Town Council was based in. It was briefly hived back into an SMC in 2006 which lasted for just one election, then reinstated into a SMC since the 2020 election taking in the Sembawang Hills and some of Lentor areas. The SMC had a minor change in the 2025 election where a polling district inside the Thomson Grove condominium was redistricted to the neighbouring Kebun Baru.

References

  1. ↑ Urban Redevelopment Authority (December 2019). "Master Plan 2019 Subzone Boundary (No Sea)". data.gov.sg. Archived from the original (GeoJSON) on 1 October 2026. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Trocki, Carl A. (2019). Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910. Asia East by South. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-5017-4635-2.

See also