Choa Chu Kang
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Choa Chu Kang | |
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• Malay | Choa Chu Kang |
• Tamil | சுவா சூ காங் Cuvā cū kāṅ (Transliteration) |
Coordinates: 1°23′N 103°45′E / 1.383°N 103.750°E | |
Country | Singapore |
Region | West Region
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CDCs | |
Town Councils |
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Constituencies |
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Government | |
• Mayors | North West CDC
South West CDC |
• Members of Parliament | Chua Chu Kang GRC
Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC |
Area | |
• Total | 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
• Residential | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 192,070 |
• Density | 31,000/km2 (81,000/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | |
• Chinese | 133,520 |
• Malays | 35,500 |
• Indians | 18,020 |
• Others | 5,020 |
Postal district | 23 |
Dwelling units | 42,393 |
Projected ultimate | 62,000 |
Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelled Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a
Originally a
Etymology
Choa Chu Kang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua Chu Kang Village located near the junction of
The name "Choa Chu Kang" is derived from the Teochew word "kang chu".[
History
Early history
Choa Chu Kang was a diverse area with old kampong housing and rubber plantations. Residents had to depend on boats or bullock carts for transportation. Among the few villages which sprang up were Kampong Belimbing and Chua Chu Kang Village. Most of the inhabitants belonged to the Teochew dialect group. The early Teochew settlers were mainly farmers growing gambier and pepper. The Hokkiens, who moved in later, established pineapple, rubber and coconut plantations as well as vegetable farms and poultry farms. In the early days, tigers used to roam in the area. The last tiger of Singapore was shot here in the 1930s.
Kampong Belimbing, Chua Chu Kang Village and Kampong Berih was demolished in phases from 1993 to 1998. It was replaced by National Shooting Centre and military plot (Cemetery North) and (Jalan Bahar). The Cemetery North is gazetted as an army restricted and live-firing area from 19 September 2003.[5] The Jalan Bahar is gazetted as an army restricted and live-firing area from 16 March 2001.[6]
The name Choa Chu Kang is used for Choa Chu Kang Road and its nearby facilities. However, the original name Chua Chu Kang is retained in the cemetery area.
New town era (1980s)
The new town era had been evolved since 1985 where Teck Whye was developed (the first HDB blocks since 1977), and it was extended to N2, N3 and N4 by 1992 with the cutting short of Choa Chu Kang Road. Yew Tee was developed by 1997, with N5, N6 and N7 being completed and residents had moved in.
Choa Chu Kang also had their new neighbourhood being completed, the Neighbourhood 8 by 2015. On 25 April 2015, bus services such as 300, 301 and 983 were being enhanced for their needs of residents. Bus service 301 and 983 took over the deleted portions of service 300. On 27 December 2015, service 983 was also extended via Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7, Choa Chu Kang Grove, Choa Chu Kang Way, Choa Chu Kang Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Petir Road, Jelebu Road all the way to Bukit Panjang to enhance connectivity to the
Politics
When Choa Chu Kang Town was built by expanding Teck Whye Estate near the other end of Choa Chu Kang Road at its junction with Upper Bukit Timah Road and
In 2020, with the further growth of Keat Hong Neighbourhood 8 and Tengah New Town, Brickland ward was introduced, taking over parts of Keat Hong, Bukit Gombak, Chua Chu Kang and Nanyang.
Education
Choa Chu Kang area has a total of eight primary schools, six secondary schools, two post-secondary institutions and a single special needs school as of 2022.
Primary schools
- Choa Chu Kang Primary School
- Concord Primary School
- De La Salle School
- South View Primary School
- Teck Whye Primary School
Secondary schools
Tertiary Institutions
Other schools
- APSN Delta Senior School
Transportation facilities
City planners plan for
Choa Chu Kang MRT/LRT station and Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange are conveniently connected to each another in the town centre to allow seamless travel for the residents of Choa Chu Kang New Town across the different available modes of public transport.
Public transport
Rail
Choa Chu Kang New Town is linked to the Central Area and to the other lines on the MRT/LRT system (to the east–west line at
The intra-town Bukit Panjang LRT is a 7.8 km light rail line that serves to link residents to the town centre and the nearby town of Bukit Panjang, hence the line's name. It is a fully driverless system.
Bus services
Bus services are available at the
The bus interchange currently has 15 services; 14 are public bus services (mostly operated by
Bus services were introduced over the years in Choa Chu Kang:
- 25 April 2015: Service 983 was introduced from Choa Chu Kang to Keat Hong Close, and extended on 27 December 2015 to Bukit Panjang.
- 27 December 2015: Service 979 was introduced from Bukit Panjang to Yew Tee.
- 15 May 2016: Service 308 was introduced from Choa Chu Kang to Keat Hong Link (Loop).
- 8 April 2018: Service 974 was introduced from Bukit Panjang Temporary Bus Park to Joo Koon.
- 30 September 2018: Service 991 was even extended from Bukit Batok West, via Bukit Gombak MRT, Bukit Batok West Avenue 5, Brickland Road, Choa Chu Kang Avenues 3 and 1, and Keat Hong Link to Choa Chu Kang, replacing route 308.
- 10 November 2019: Service 976 was introduced from Choa Chu Kang to Bukit Panjang.
In addition, 300 and 302 were the last bus routes to be converted to use double deckers after the
Road network
The
The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to the nearby towns of Bukit Batok and Bukit Panjang:
- Bukit Batok Road (links Choa Chu Kang with Bukit Batok and Jurong East)
- Choa Chu Kang Road
- Upper Bukit Timah Road (northern section connects with Choa Chu Kang Road)
- Teck Whye Lane
- Bukit Panjang Road
- Brickland Road
- Woodlands Road
The following roads connect the central town of Choa Chu Kang to its northern counterpart neighbourhood, Yew Tee:
- Choa Chu Kang Way
- Choa Chu Kang Drive (parallel to the track between MRTstations)
Amenities
Commercial
There are two main shopping centres in Choa Chu Kang. Lot One is the main shopping mall by CapitaLand and it is a major hub in Choa Chu Kang,. Its anchor tenants are NTUC FairPrice, Shaw Theatres, BHG, Cotton On and Choa Chu Kang Community Library. The other two shopping malls in Choa Chu Kang are Yew Tee Square and Yew Tee Point which was located in Yew Tee, owned by Frasers Centrepoint. The mall has undergone enhancement works to create a four-storey retail extension block measuring over 16,500 sq ft (1,530 m2). The works, which commenced in July 2007, was completed by end-2008.
For Junction 10, it is a shopping mall by
The other shopping malls are neighbourhood malls. They are Choa Chu Kang Centre, Keat Hong Shopping Centre, Limbang Shopping Centre, Sunshine Place and Teck Whye Shopping Centre. They are smaller scale.
Medical
The estate also contains a polyclinic renovated in 2010. It is operated by the National University Polyclinics. There is also a newly setup Keat Hong Family Medicine Clinic (FMC) which is a collaboration between National University Hospital (NUH) and Trilink Healthcare Pte Ltd in the new Keat Hong Community Club building.
Parks, recreational and sport venues
- Choa Chu Kang Park – a major park of the town located in the northern part of Choa Chu Kang
- 2010 Youth Olympic Games
- Choa Chu Kang Swimming Complex – located adjacent to Choa Chu Kang stadium
- Choa Chu Kang Mega Playground
References
- ^ a b City Population - statistics, maps and charts | Choa Chu Kang
- ^ a b HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town". Data Singapore. 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Training Plot 2 (North)". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ Training Plot 2 (Jalan Bahar)[permanent dead link]
- ^ hermesauto (19 November 2018). "New Choa Chu Kang bus interchange to open on Dec 16". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 13 January 2019.