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Origins of the name

Bedok Town in the eastern part of Singapore is the fifth Housing Development Board (HDB) new town which commenced development since April 1973 and stretched over some 15 years.

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 km� 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.

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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 \| Geylang \| Ghim Moh \| Holland Road \| Hougang \| Jalan Besar \| Jurong ( Jurong East \| Jurong West ) \| Kallang \| Katong \| Kampong Glam \| Kembangan \| Kranji \| Lim Chu Kang \| Macpherson \| Marina Bay \| Marine Parade \| Orchard Road \| Pasir Panjang \| Pasir Ris \| Paya Lebar \| Potong Pasir \| Punggol \| Queenstown \| Raffles Place \| Seletar \| Sembawang \| Sengkang \| Serangoon \| Siglap \| Simei \| Tampines \| Tanjong Pagar \| Telok Blangah \| Thomson \| Tiong Bahru \| Toa Payoh \| Tuas \| Woodlands \| Yio Chu Kang \| Yishun
Islands: Jurong Island \| Kusu Island \| Pulau Brani \| Pulau Tekong \| Pulau Ubin \| Sentosa \| St John's Island

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Bedok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (416 words)
	Bedok New Town is the fifth Housing and Development Board (HDB) new town; its development started in April 1973 and continued over some 15 years.
	The Bedok Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, encompasses the Bedok New Town itself, the low-rise private residential areas along Upper East Coast Road, and in the districts of Kembangan, Siglap and Telok Kurau, and the high-rise private condominium developments in the eastern part of Marine Parade.
	It was formerly a hilly region and hence the focal point of orientation of the town is the special landscaped park and sports complex built on the higher ground of the town.

Bedok Reservoir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (329 words)
	Bedok Reservoir (Chinese: 勿洛蓄水池) is a reservoir located in the eastern part of Singapore, to the north of Bedok New Town.
	Bedok Reservoir was constructed under the Sungei Seletar/Bedok Water Scheme, completed in 1986.
	Bedok Reservoir is now open to water sports activities such as wakeboarding, sailing, fishing, canoeing and kayaking.

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