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Bedok Town is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of Republic of Singapore 新加坡共和国 Republik Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Flag) (Coat of Arms) National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, Tamil Capital... Singapore. It is the fifth HDB Logo The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the government agency responsible for Singapores public housing programme. It is generally credited with clearing up the slums of the 1960s and resettling squatters into low-cost government-built housing. Contents // 1 History 2 Headquarters 3 HDB Towns 4 HDB... Housing Development Board (HDB) new town which commenced development since April 1973 and continued over some 15 years.

Origins of the name

The origins of this name has Malay roots and it dates back to about 400 years with reference to a river now known as Sungei Bedok. "Bedok" is a type of Malay drum.

Development & terrain

Bedok Town covers a land area close to 9.4 km² with some 42% occupied for residential use. It was formerly the site of a hilly region and hence the focal point of orientation of the town is the special landscaped parks and sports complex built on the higher grounds of the town. The residential blocks as well as the industrial area are planned based on the neighbourhood concept.

Residential development

There are some 58,000 units of flats (apartments) built by the HDB in Bedok Town. As one of the older towns, the majority of the flats are 3-room followed by 4-room. There are also some 2,700 and 583 units of executive and HUDC flats. It provides housing for some 200,000 residents.

edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit)	Contents // 1 Introduction 2 By Towns 3 By Estates 4 By Alphabetical Order 4.1 A 4.2 B 4.3 C 4.4 D 4.5 E 4.6 F 4.7 G 4.8 H 4.9 I 4.10 J 4.11 K 4.12 L 4... Major towns and estates of Singapore	Large flag of Republic of Singapore 新加坡共和国 Republik Singapura சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Flag) (Coat of Arms) National motto: Majulah Singapura (English: Onward, Singapore) Official languages English, Mandarin Chinese...
Names English: Aljunied Chinese: 阿裕尼 (Pinyin: āyùní) Malay: Aljunied Tamil: fill in edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell \| Bukit Batok \| Bukit Gombak... Aljunied \| Names English: Ang Mo Kio Chinese: 宏茂桥 (Pinyin: Hóngmàoqiáo) Malay: Ang Mo Kio Tamil: fill in Ang Mo Kio is a neighbourhood in the center of Singapore. Although like most neighbourhoods in this country it is crowded with hawkers stalls, wet markets and housing... Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Names English: Bishan Chinese: 碧山 (Pinyin: bìshān) Malay: Bishan Tamil: fill in Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central-North, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. Primarily a housing estate, Bishan houses the upper-middle classes and flats... Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell \| Names English: Bukit Batok Chinese: 武吉巴督 (Pinyin: Wǔjíbādū) Malay: Bukit Batok Tamil: fill in Bukit Batok is a neighbourhood in the city-state of Singapore. Bukit Batok is under the jurisdiction of Jurong Group Representative Committee (GRC). Bukit means hill in... Bukit Batok \| Bukit Gombak \| Bukit Merah \| Bukit Panjang New Town Bukit Panjang New Town Total Area: 489 ha Residential Area: 228 ha Dwelling Units: 29,498 Projected Ultimate: 43,000 Population: 101,900 Categories: Stub ... Bukit Panjang \| Names The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. It is the third most common first language (native speakers), with around 402 million people in 2002. English has lingua franca status in many parts of the world, due to the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural... Bukit Timah \| Buona Vista \| Names English: Changi Chinese: 樟宜 (Pinyin: zhāngyí) Malay: Changi Tamil: fill in Changi is an area to the northeast of Singapore. It is now the site of a large international airport, and is also home the Changi Prison, site of the former Japanese Prisoner of War Camp... Changi \| See also Chinatowns_in_Asia#Singapore Names English: Chinatown Chinese: 牛车水 (Pinyin: niúchēshuǐ) Malay: Chinatown Tamil: fill in edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon... Chinatown \| Names English: Choa Chu Kang Chinese: 蔡厝港 (Pinyin: Càicuògǎng) Malay: Choa Chu Kang Tamil: fill in Choa Chu Kang is a neighbourhood in northwestern Singapore. The sitting MP here is a member of the Peoples Action Party, the ruling party of Singapore. There... Choa Chu Kang \| Clementi is a neighbourhood of Singapore. Clementi contains a shopping area, gymnasium and swimming pool. The Ayer Rajah council building is also based in Clementi. Unlike some areas of Singapore, Clementi does not have a shopping mall, however the area is blessed with an extensive array of shops and hawker... Clementi \| Dhoby Ghaut \| Geylang is a neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore east of its central business district area. The neighbourhood has been the center of Singapores Malay community since Malays and Orang Laut settled there after the British authorities dispersed their floating village at the mouth of the Singapore River... Geylang \| Ghim Moh is a district in Singapore where the elitist educational institution Raffles Junior College resides. It is known nationwide for tasty morsels at its Food Centre. Particularly mouthwatering are its beef hor fun, char kway teow, chwee kueh, mee pok and jiu jiang shao la roasted meats and xiao... Ghim Moh \| Holland Road \| Hougang New Town Hougang New Town Total Area: 1,276 ha Residential Area: 354 ha Dwelling Units: 48,477 Projected Ultimate: 68,000 Population: 167,800 Categories: Stub ... Hougang \| Names English: Jalan Besar Chinese: 惹兰勿刹 (Pinyin: rělánwùchà) Malay: Jalan Besar Tamil: fill in edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay... Jalan Besar \| This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Jurong is a constituency and new town of Singapore, located at the Western part of the Singapore mainland. History In 1963, the then Prime Minister of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, made Jurong... Jurong ( Jurong East \| Jurong West ) \| Names English: Kallang Chinese: 加冷 (Pinyin: jiā lěng) Malay: Kallang Tamil: fill in Kallang is a neighbourhood located in the southeastern part of Singapore. Contents // Categories: Southeast Asia geography stubs ... Kallang \| Katong is a region in the east of Singapore famed for its restaurants and a traditional Malay dish called laksa. edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell... Katong \| Kampong Glam \| Names English: Kembangan Chinese: 景万岸 (Pinyin: jǐng wàn àn) Malay: Kembangan Tamil: fill in edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell \| Bukit... Kembangan \| Kranji \| Lim Chu Kang is an area located in northeastern Singapore at latitude 1.4367, longitude 103.7094. The entire area streches from the Northewestern coast of Singapore right up to the Western side of Singapore, the junction where the Lim Chu Kang Road interconnects with Choa Chu Kang road. Despite... Lim Chu Kang \| Names English: MacPherson Chinese: 麦波申 (Pinyin: mài bō shēn ) Malay: MacPherson Tamil: fill in edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell... Macpherson \| Marina Bay \| Names English: Marine Parade Chinese: 马林百列 (Pinyin: Mǎlín Bǎiliè) Malay: Marine Parade Tamil: fill in Marine Parade is a neighbourhood in Singapore to the east of the main city. Marine Parade is built on reclaimed land. Major roads include the East Coast... Marine Parade \| Names English: Orchard Road Chinese: 乌节路 (Pinyin: wūjiélù) Malay: Orchard Road Tamil: fill in Orchard Road is the primary shopping street of Singapore. It is a one-way street going southeast, and starts just before its intersection with Scotts Road (the location of Orchard MRT... Orchard Road \| Pasir Panjang \| Pasir Ris is primarily a residential area in Singapore comprising many high rise residential dwelling blocks, mostly public housing built by the Housing and Development Board. It is located right next to the Eastern coast of Singapore. Like other new towns, public transport was factored into the development of Pasir... Pasir Ris \| Paya Lebar is an area in the central-eastern part of Singapore. It is served by Paya Lebar Station, on the East West Line of Singapores MRT (subway) system. Paya Lebar is the location of Paya Lebar Airbase, home to Republic of Singapore Air Forces F-5 and... Paya Lebar \| Names English: Potong Pasir Chinese: 波东巴西 (Pinyin: bōdōng bāxī ) Malay: Potong Pasir Tamil: fill in Potong Pasir is an area sandwiched between Toa Payoh and Senett Estate in the Central Region of Singapore. From 1910 to 1937, it was dominated... Potong Pasir \| Punggol is a neighborhood in northeastern Singapore. Presently, Punggol is not very densely populated (as compared to other areas of Singapore) but there are plans to develop a major residential area. Punggol is also the terminus of the North-East Line of Singapores metro system, the Mass Rapid Transit... Punggol \| Queenstown Total Area: 667 ha Residential Area: 206 ha Dwelling Units: 28,406 Projected Ultimate: 47,000 Population: 94,900 edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell... Queenstown \| Raffles Place \| Seletar \| edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan \| Boon Lay \| Braddell \| Bukit Batok \| Bukit Gombak \| Bukit Merah \| Bukit Panjang \| Bukit Timah \| Buona Vista \| Changi \| Chinatown \| Choa Chu Kang \| Clementi \| Dhoby Ghaut... Sembawang \| Sengkang New Town Total Area: 1,055 ha Residential Area: 507 ha Dwelling Units: 37,596 Projected Ultimate: 95,000 Population: 123,500 Sengkang New Town (盛港新镇) is one of the newest satellite housing estates in Singapore. The town that began as a fishing village is today... Sengkang \| The neutrality of this article is disputed. Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page. About Serangoon is a New Town situated in the central parts of the city-state of Singapore. It is situated along the North-East Line of Singapores subway station, the MRT. Serangoon is... Serangoon \| Siglap \| Names English: Simei Chinese: 四美 (Pinyin: sìměi) Malay: Simei Tamil: fill in Simei is an estate in eastern Singapore. edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo Kio \| Bedok \| Bishan... Simei \| Names English: Tampines Chinese: 淡滨尼 (Pinyin: Dànbīnní) Malay: Tampines Tamil: fill in Tampines is the largest residential area of the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large... Tampines \| Tanjong Pagar is located within the Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district, (CBD used in Australia, New Zealand and sometimes elsewhere), or downtown (used mainly in North America) are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. The CBD... Tanjong Pagar \| Telok Blangah \| Thomson \| Tiong Bahru \| Toa Payoh New Town Toa Payoh New Town Total Area: 463 ha Residential Area: 210 ha Dwelling Units: 35,119 Projected Ultimate: 48,000 Population: 116,800 The Toa Payoh New Town is one of the oldest in Singapore, but it has developed greatly since the early and mid-1960s... Toa Payoh \| Tuas is a largely industrial zone located in the west of Singapore. The Malaysia-Singapore Second Link that links Singapore and Malaysia is also located there. edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Singapore&action=edit) Major towns and estates of Singapore Aljunied \| Ang Mo... Tuas \| Woodlands \| Yio Chu Kang \| Yishun or Nee Soon, as it was orginally named, is a neighbourhood in the northern part of the city-state of Singapore. Secondary Schools Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School, Northbrooks Secondary School, Northland Secondary School, Sembawang Secondary School, Yishun Secondary School and Yishun Town Secondary School. Library The newly renovated one... Yishun
Islands: Jurong Island is an island of Singapore off Jurong in the southwest of the Singapore mainland. It was formed from the merging of several offshore islands, namely Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kecil, Pulau Sakra and Pulau Seraya. This was done by land... Jurong Island \| Kusu Island \| Pulau Brani \| Names English: Tekong Island Chinese: 德光岛 (Pinyin: déguāngdǎo) Malay: Pulau Tekong Tamil: fill in Pulau Tekong is the largest of Singapores outlying islands. It is found off Singapores northeastern coast, but is actually nearer to Johor, Malaysia than the mainland itself... Pulau Tekong \| Names English: Pulau Ubin Chinese: 乌敏岛 (Pinyin: wū mǐn dǎo) Malay: Pulau Ubin Tamil: fill in Pulau Ubin is a small island (10 km²) situated north east of Singapore, beside Pulau Tekong. The name literally means Granite Island in Malay, which explains the... Pulau Ubin \| Names English: Sentosa Chinese: 圣淘沙 (Pinyin: shèng táo shā) Malay: Sentosa Tamil: fill in Sentosa is the fourth largest island of Singapore (not counting the main island), located off the southern coast of the main island. A major tourist attraction, it hosts a sheltered beach... Sentosa \| St John's Island

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