NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bishan New Town

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 there are relatively more expensive than in other estates due to its central location.

Contents

1 Transportation

2 Education

3 Bishan New Town

4 External Links

Transportation

Bishan is connected to the rest of Singapore via the Central Expressway. In addition, it has its own Mass Rapid Transit station on the North South MRT Line. It would serve as an Interchange Station for the Circle MRT Line when it is completed in 2008.

Education

As of 2004, Bishan houses eight primary schools and seven secondary schools, Bishan Park Secondary School, Catholic High School, Guangyang Secondary School, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, Peirce Secondary School, Raffles Institution and Whitley Secondary School.

Bishan New Town

Bishan New Town
Total Area:	690 ha
Residential Area:	172 ha
Dwelling Units:	19,367
Projected Ultimate:	32,000
Population:	67,800

External Links

URA Planning Report (Bishan 1994) (http://www.ura.gov.sg/dgp_reports/bishan/main.html)
Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council (http://www.btptc.org.sg/)

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 \| 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

Results from FactBites:

Town Attractions - Bishan (640 words)
	Bishan town was originally known as Kampong San Teng, a quiet and rural area overrun with wild grass and plants.
	Centrally located in Singapore, Bishan town is bounded on the north and east by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Central Expressway, on the west by Upper Thomson Road and on the south by Braddell Road; with Marymount Road and Bishan Road cutting northwards in parallel across the town.
	The town is nestled between Ang Mo Kio Town and Toa Payoh Town, with close proximity to the MacRitchie Reservoir.

Bishan: Information from Answers.com (615 words)
	Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres.
	Bishan derived its name from the large Cantonese burial ground, known as peck san ting (in pinyin is bi shan ting), which used to cover the area.
	Bishan has also quite a bunch of urban legends and ghost stories mainly because it used to be a large cemetery.

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Education

Bishan New Town

External Links

Transportation