Yishun

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Yishun
Planning Area and HDB Town
North side
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	义顺 (Simplified) 義順 (Traditional) Yìshùn (Pinyin) Gī-sūn (Hokkien POJ) Ngĭ-sŭng (Teochew PUJ)
• Malay	Yishun ايشون
• Tamil	யீஷூன் Yīṣūṉ (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Aerial view of Khatib, Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Aerial view of flats in Yishun, Khatib MRT station
Location of Yishun in Singapore
Yishun Location of Yishun within Singapore
Coordinates: 01°25′48″N 103°50′06″E / 1.43000°N 103.83500°E / 1.43000; 103.83500
Country	Singapore
Region	North Region
CDC	North West CDC Central CDC
Town councils	Ang Mo Kio Town Council Nee Soon Town Council
Constituencies	Kebun Baru SMC Nee Soon GRC
Government
• Mayor	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua North West CDC Alex Yam
• Members of Parliament	Kebun Baru SMC Henry Kwek Nee Soon GRC K. Shanmugam Carrie Tan Derrick Goh Louis Ng Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim
Area [1][2]
• Total	43.20 km2 (16.68 sq mi)
• Residential	5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1][3][4]
• Total	243,299
• Density	5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Demonyms	Official Yishun resident Unofficial Yishunese
Postal districts	26, 27, 28
Dwelling units	56,894
Projected ultimate	84,069

Yishun (/ˈiːʃuːn/ EE-shoon), formerly known as Nee Soon, is a residential town located in the northeastern corner of the North Region of Singapore, bordering Simpang and Sembawang to the north, Mandai to the west, the Central Water Catchment to its southwest, Ang Mo Kio to its south, as well as Seletar and Sengkang to its east and southeast respectively.