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'''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.
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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===
{| class="toccolours"; "wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left"
|-
!style="color:black;background-color:#f5f5dc"|Primary Schools
!style="color:white;background-color:#f4a460"|Secondary Schools
!style="color:white;background-color:#A52A2A"|Tertiary & Other Institutions
|-
!
*Cedar Primary School
*CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh)
*First Toa Payoh Primary School
*Kheng Cheng School
*Marymount Convent School
*Pei Chun Public School
*Saint Andrew's Junior School
!
*Bartley Secondary School
*Beatty Secondary School
*CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh)
*[[Saint Andrew's Secondary School]]
!
*Cedar Girls' Secondary School
*Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
*Saint Andrew's Junior College
|-
|}
 
 
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!style="color:white;background-color:#000000"|''Defunct Schools''
!style="color:black;background-color:#FFFFFF"|Notes
|-
|First Toa Payoh Secondary School
|Merged into Bartley Secondary School in 2016
|-
|}
 
===Transportation===
*{{Stn|Bartley| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Braddell| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Caldecott| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Potong Pasir| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Tai Seng| MRT station}}
*[[Toa Payoh#Toa Payoh Interchange|Toa Payoh Bus Interchange]]
*{{Stn|Toa Payoh| MRT station}}
*{{Stn|Woodleigh| MRT station}}
 
===Government-related===
*Braddell Bus Park
*[[Housing and Development Board]] Hub
 
===Shopping Centres/Malls===
*HDB Hub
*The Poiz Centre
*The Woodleigh 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
|-
!class=SBST|8
|Tampines
|-
!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
|-
!class=SBST|139
|Bukit Merah
|-
!class=SBST|141
|Lorong 1 Geylang
|-
!class=SBST|142
|↺ Potong Pasir Avenue 2
|-
!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|230
|↺ Toa Payoh East
|-
!class=SBST|231
|↺ Toa Payoh Lorong 5
|-
!class=SBST|232
|↺ Toa Payoh East
|-
!class=SBST|235
|↺ Toa Payoh Rise
|-
!class=SBST|238
|↺ Braddell Road
|}
 
==Politics==
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|-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
|-
!Mohd Fahmi Aliman
|Mayor of South East CDC
|-
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
|-
|-
|align=right|[[English language|English]]:||Toa Payoh
!Chee Hong Tat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Thomson
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Chinese language|Chinese]]:||大巴窑
!Ng Eng Hen
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh Central
|-
|-
|align=right|<small>([[Pinyin]]:||<small>dàbāyáo)
!Saktiandi Supaat
|Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh East
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Malay language|Malay]]:||Toa Payoh
!style="color:white;background-color:#0052A1" colspan="2"|Potong Pasir SMC
|-
|-
|align=right|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]:||தோ பயோ
!Sitoh Yih Pin
|Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir
|}
|}


'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'. Hence, Toa Payoh is a place name made up of a Hokkien Chinese adjective, qualifying a corrupted Malay noun.
==Links==
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Latest revision as of 07:35, 29 September 2024

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[edit]

Education[edit]

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Tertiary & Other Institutions
  • Cedar Primary School
  • CHIJ Primary School (Toa Payoh)
  • First Toa Payoh Primary School
  • Kheng Cheng School
  • Marymount Convent School
  • Pei Chun Public School
  • Saint Andrew's Junior School
  • Cedar Girls' Secondary School
  • Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
  • Saint Andrew's Junior College


Defunct Schools Notes
First Toa Payoh Secondary School Merged into Bartley Secondary School in 2016

Transportation[edit]

Government-related[edit]

Shopping Centres/Malls[edit]

  • HDB Hub
  • The Poiz Centre
  • The Woodleigh Mall

Parks[edit]

  • Toa Payoh Town Park

Main Sports Facilities[edit]

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

Bus Interchange[edit]

Toa Payoh Interchange[edit]

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

Politics[edit]

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central CDC
South East CDC
Mohd Fahmi Aliman Mayor of South East CDC
Bishan - Toa Payoh GRC
Chee Hong Tat Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh West-Thomson
Ng Eng Hen Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh Central
Saktiandi Supaat Member of Parliament for Toa Payoh East
Potong Pasir SMC
Sitoh Yih Pin Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir

Links[edit]

Planning Areas View • Talk • Edit
Central Bishan • Bukit Merah • Bukit Timah • Downtown Core1 • Geylang • Kallang • Marina East1 • Marina South1 • Marine Parade • Museum1 • Newton1 • Novena • Orchard1 • Outram1 • Queenstown • River Valley1 • Rochor1 • Singapore River1 • Southern Islands • Straits View1 • Tanglin • Toa Payoh
East Bedok • Changi • Changi Bay • Pasir Ris • Paya Lebar • Tampines
North Central Water Catchment • Lim Chu Kang • Mandai • Sembawang • Simpang • Sungei Kadut • Woodlands • Yishun
North-East Ang Mo Kio • Hougang • North-Eastern Islands • Punggol • Seletar • Sengkang • Serangoon
West Boon Lay • Bukit Batok • Bukit Panjang • Choa Chu Kang • Clementi • Jurong East • Jurong West • Pioneer • Tengah • Tuas • Western Islands • Western Water Catchment
1: Located within the Central Area
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