Difference between revisions of "Toa Payoh"

From SgWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(18 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{| cellpadding=3px cellspacing=0px bgcolor=#f7f8ff style="float:right; border:1px solid; margin:5px"
'''Toa Payoh''' is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 8.17 km<sup>2</sup>, Toa Payoh ranks 36th, 14th & 8th in terms of size, population & density respectively.
!style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid" colspan=2|Names
 
Toa Payoh is located at the northern part of Singapore's central region and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, Bidadari, Joo Seng and Potong Pasir. Toa Payoh planning area borders [[Bishan]] and [[Serangoon]] to the north, the [[Central Water Catchment]] to the northwest, [[Kallang]] to the south, [[Geylang]] to the southeast, [[Novena]] to the west and [[Hougang]] to the east.
 
==Notable Structures==
===Education===
*Beatty Secondary School
*Cedar Girls' Secondary School
*Cedar Primary School
*CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh)
*CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh)
*First Toa Payoh Primary School
*Kheng Cheng School
*Marymount Convent School
*Pei Chun Public School
*Saint Andrew's Junior School
*Saint Andrew's Junior College
*[[Saint Andrew's Secondary School]]
*''First Toa Payoh Secondary School (Merged with Bartley Secondary School in 2016)''
 
===Transportation===
*[[Bartley MRT Station]]
*[[Braddell MRT Station]]
*[[Caldecott MRT Station]]
*[[Potong Pasir MRT Station]]
*[[Tai Seng MRT Station]]
*[[Toa Payoh#Toa Payoh Interchange|Toa Payoh Bus Interchange]]
*[[Toa Payoh MRT Station]]
*[[Woodleigh MRT Station]]
 
===Government-related===
*Braddell Bus Park
*[[Housing and Development Board]] Hub
 
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*Toa Payoh Mall
 
===Parks===
*Toa Payoh Town Park
 
===Main Sports Facilities===
*SAFRA Toa Payoh
*Toa Payoh ActiveSG Sports Hall
*Toa Payoh Stadium
*Toa Payoh Swimming Complex
 
==Bus Interchange==
===Toa Payoh Interchange===
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
!class=SBST|8
|Tampines
|rowspan="23" {{N/A}}
|-
!class=SBST|26
|Bedok
|-
!class=SBST|28
|Tampines
|-
!class=SBST|31
|Tampines
|-
!class=SBST|73
|Ang Mo Kio
|-
!class=SBST|88
|Pasir Ris
|-
!class=SBST|90
|↺ Airport Road
|-
|-
|align=right|[[English language|English]]:||Toa Payoh
!class=SBST|139
|Bukit Merah
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Chinese language|Chinese]]:||大巴窑
!class=SBST|139M
|↺ Jalan Bahagia
|-
|-
|align=right|<small>([[Pinyin]]:||<small>dàbāyáo)
!class=SBST|141
|Lorong 1 Geylang
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Malay language|Malay]]:||Toa Payoh
!class=SBST|142
|↺ Potong Pasir Avenue 2
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]:||தோ பயோ
!class=TTS|143
|Jurong East
|-
!class=SBST|145
|Buona Vista
|-
!class=SBST|155
|Bedok
|-
!class=SBST|157
|Boon Lay
|-
!class=SBST|159
|Sengkang
|-
!class=SBST|163
|Sengkang
|-
!class=SBST|231
|↺ Toa Payoh Lorong 5
|-
!class=SBST|232
|↺ Toa Payoh East
|-
!class=SBST|235
|↺ Toa Payoh Rise
|-
!class=SBST|238
|↺ Braddell Road
|}
|}


'Toa' in the Hokkien (Fujian) dialect of Chinese means 'big', but 'Payoh' –- and it's always spelt as a single word even though it consists of 2 syllables -– is a corruption of the Malay 'Paya', which means "swamp". Hence, Toa Payoh means "big swamp".
==Politics==
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center"
|-style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1"
!Incumbent
!Role
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Central Singapore CDC
|-
!Denise Phua
|Mayor of Central CDC
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|South East CDC
|-
!Maliki Osman
|Mayor of South East CDC
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
|-
!Chee Hong Tat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Balestier
|-
!Ng Eng Hen
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh Central
|-
!Saktiandi Supaat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh East-Novena
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Marine Parade GRC
|-
!Seah Kian Peng
|Member of Parliament for Braddell Heights
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Potong Pasir SMC
|-
!Sitoh Yih Pin
|Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir
|}
 
==Links==
{{Planning Area}}
 
*[http://www.btptc.org.sg Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]
*[http://www.jbtc.org.sg Jalan Besar Town Council (Potong Pasir SMC)]
*[http://www.mptc.org.sg Marine Parade Town Council]

Revision as of 23:36, 16 October 2018

Toa Payoh is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately 8.17 km2, Toa Payoh ranks 36th, 14th & 8th in terms of size, population & density respectively.

Toa Payoh is located at the northern part of Singapore's central region and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, Bidadari, Joo Seng and Potong Pasir. Toa Payoh planning area borders Bishan and Serangoon to the north, the Central Water Catchment to the northwest, Kallang to the south, Geylang to the southeast, Novena to the west and Hougang to the east.

Notable Structures

Education

  • Beatty Secondary School
  • Cedar Girls' Secondary School
  • Cedar Primary School
  • CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh)
  • CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh)
  • First Toa Payoh Primary School
  • Kheng Cheng School
  • Marymount Convent School
  • Pei Chun Public School
  • Saint Andrew's Junior School
  • Saint Andrew's Junior College
  • Saint Andrew's Secondary School
  • First Toa Payoh Secondary School (Merged with Bartley Secondary School in 2016)

Transportation

Government-related

Shopping Centres/Malls

  • Toa Payoh Mall

Parks

  • Toa Payoh Town Park

Main Sports Facilities

  • SAFRA Toa Payoh
  • Toa Payoh ActiveSG Sports Hall
  • Toa Payoh Stadium
  • Toa Payoh Swimming Complex

Bus Interchange

Toa Payoh Interchange

Service Destination Notes
8 Tampines N/A
26 Bedok
28 Tampines
31 Tampines
73 Ang Mo Kio
88 Pasir Ris
90 ↺ Airport Road
139 Bukit Merah
139M ↺ Jalan Bahagia
141 Lorong 1 Geylang
142 ↺ Potong Pasir Avenue 2
143 Jurong East
145 Buona Vista
155 Bedok
157 Boon Lay
159 Sengkang
163 Sengkang
231 ↺ Toa Payoh Lorong 5
232 ↺ Toa Payoh East
235 ↺ Toa Payoh Rise
238 ↺ Braddell Road

Politics

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central CDC
South East CDC
Maliki Osman Mayor of South East CDC
Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
Chee Hong Tat Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Balestier
Ng Eng Hen Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh Central
Saktiandi Supaat Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh East-Novena
Marine Parade GRC
Seah Kian Peng Member of Parliament for Braddell Heights
Potong Pasir SMC
Sitoh Yih Pin Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir

Links

Planning Areas ViewTalkEdit
Central BishanBukit MerahBukit TimahDowntown Core1GeylangKallangMarina East1Marina South1Marine ParadeMuseum1Newton1NovenaOrchard1Outram1QueenstownRiver Valley1Rochor1Singapore River1Southern IslandsStraits View1TanglinToa Payoh
East BedokChangiChangi BayPasir RisPaya LebarTampines
North Central Water CatchmentLim Chu KangMandaiSembawangSimpangSungei KadutWoodlandsYishun
North-East Ang Mo KioHougangNorth-Eastern IslandsPunggolSeletarSengkangSerangoon
West Boon LayBukit BatokBukit PanjangChoa Chu KangClementiJurong EastJurong WestPioneerTengahTuasWestern IslandsWestern Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area