Sengkang
Sengkang | |
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| 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 | |
| Coordinates: 1°23′30″N 103°53′40″E / 1.39167°N 103.89444°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Region | North-East Region
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| CDCs | |
| Government | |
| • Mayors | Central Singapore CDC
North East CDC |
| • Members of Parliament | Ang Mo Kio GRC
Jalan Kayu SMC Sengkang GRC |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.59 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
| • Residential | 3.97 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 265,060 |
| • Density | 25,000/km2 (65,000/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups (2020) | |
| • Chinese | 192,870 |
| • Malays | 28,560 |
| • Indians | 21,690 |
| • Others | 6,240 |
| Postal district | 19, 28 |
| Dwelling units | 59,497 |
| Projected ultimate | 92,000 |
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Sengkang (locally /ˈseɪŋkɑːŋ/, 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. 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.