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'''Simpang''' ({{zh|c=新邦|p=Xīnbāng}}, "new nation") is an area on the north side of [[Singapore]]. It is located at the northeast part of [[Yishun]] Town. To the north of Simpang is [[Pulau Seletar]].
'''Simpang''' is a planning area located in the Singapore's Central Region. It has a land area of about 5.13 km<sup>2</sup>, Simpang ranks the 43rd in terms of size. Development is on hold until Punggol is saturated.


Simpang is currently a swamp area which is used by the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] as a training ground since the early [[1996]], after one plan of Simpang New Town was rejected. There are plans for it to be converted into a high-density housing estate, but so far nothing has been planned or finalised yet.
Simpang is currently a swamp area used by the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] as a training ground since the early 1996. There are plans for it to be converted into a high-density housing estate, but so far nothing has been planned or finalised.


Development is on hold until Punggol is saturated.
Simpang is made out of 1 subzone, Pulau Seletar. The planning area is bordered by [[Yishun]] to the south, [[Sembawang]] to the west and [[Seletar]] to the East.
 
==Notable Structures==
===Government-related===
*''Simpang Bus Depot (Opening in 2029)''
 
==Politics==
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|-style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1"
!Incumbent
!Role
|-
! style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|North West CDC
|-
!Alex Yam
|Mayor of North West CDC
|}
 
==Links==
{{Planning Area}}

Latest revision as of 22:51, 22 February 2025

Simpang is a planning area located in the Singapore's Central Region. It has a land area of about 5.13 km2, Simpang ranks the 43rd in terms of size. Development is on hold until Punggol is saturated.

Simpang is currently a swamp area used by the Singapore Armed Forces as a training ground since the early 1996. There are plans for it to be converted into a high-density housing estate, but so far nothing has been planned or finalised.

Simpang is made out of 1 subzone, Pulau Seletar. The planning area is bordered by Yishun to the south, Sembawang to the west and Seletar to the East.

Notable Structures[edit]

Government-related[edit]

  • Simpang Bus Depot (Opening in 2029)

Politics[edit]

Incumbent Role
North West CDC
Alex Yam Mayor of North West CDC

Links[edit]

Planning Areas [ VTE ]
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