Sengkang

Sengkang
Sengkang
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	盛港; Shènggǎng (Pinyin); Sêng-káng (Hokkien POJ)
• Malay	Sengkang
• Tamil	செங்காங்; Ceṅkāṅ (Transliteration)
	From top; left to right: Panoramic view of Sungei Serangoon with Rivervale on the west bank, Compassvale, Jalan Kayu, Sengkang LRT Line, Ranggung LRT Station, Sengkang Sculpture Park, Fernvale Primary School
	Location of Sengkang in Singapore
	Sengkang Location of Sengkang within Singapore
	Coordinates: 1°23′30″N 103°53′40″E / 1.39167°N 103.89444°E
Country	Singapore
Region	North-East Region
CDCs	Central Singapore CDC; North East CDC;
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua; North East CDC Desmond Choo;
• Members of Parliament	Ang Mo Kio GRC Gan Thiam Poh; Ng Ling Ling; Sengkang GRC Jamus Lim; He Ting Ru; Louis Chua;
Area
• Total	10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi)
• Residential	3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	249,370
• Density	24,000/km2 (61,000/sq mi)
Postal district	19, 28
Dwelling units	59,497
Projected ultimate	92,000

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.

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]

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^ "Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town". Data Singapore. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
^ "Sengkang (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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^ Housing and Development Board (4 October 2017). "Sengkang | HDB InfoWEB". Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2017.