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'''Toa Payoh''' (simplified Chinese: 大巴窑; traditional Chinese: 大巴窯) is a district located in the Central Region of Singapore. It commonly refers to the Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing estate of Toa Payoh New Town, one of the earliest satellite public housing estates in Singapore.<br>
'''Toa Payoh''' is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately three by three kilometres, Toa Payoh ranks the 36<sup>th</sup>, 14<sup>th</sup> & 8<sup>th</sup> in terms of size, population & density respectively.  


The Toa Payoh Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, encompasses the Toa Payoh New Town, Potong Pasir and the private housing estates in the Upper Aljunied area. The planning area is bounded by Braddell Road and Bartley Road to the north, Upper Paya Lebar Road to the east, MacPherson Road and Jalan Toa Payoh to the south and Thomson Road to the west. It covers a total of 845 ha in land area.<br>
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===
*[[Braddell MRT Station]]
*[[Toa Payoh MRT Station]]
*[[Toa Payoh#Bus Interchange|Toa Payoh Bus Interchange]]
 
===Government-related===
*Housing and Development Board Hub
 
===Shopping Centres / Malls===
*Toa Payoh Mall
 
===Parks===
*[[Toa Payoh Town Park]]
 
==Bus Interchange==
{|class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Service
!Destination
!Notes
|-
|{{Bus|8|SBST}}
|Tampines
|rowspan="23" {{N/A}}
|-
|{{Bus|26|SBST}}
|Bedok
|-
|{{Bus|28|SBST}}
|Tampines
|-
|{{Bus|31|SBST}}
|Tampines
|-
|{{Bus|73|SBST}}
|Ang Mo Kio
|-
|{{Bus|88|SBST}}
|Pasir Ris
|-
|{{Bus|90|SBST}}
|Airport Road
|-
|{{Bus|139|SBST}}
|Bukit Merah
|-
|{{Bus|139M|SBST}}
|↺ Jalan Bahagia
|-
|{{Bus|141|SBST}}
|Lorong 1 Geylang
|-
|{{Bus|142|SBST}}
|↺ Potong Pasir Avenue 2
|-
|{{Bus|143|TTS}}
|Jurong East
|-
|{{Bus|145|SBST}}
|Buona Vista
|-
|{{Bus|155|SBST}}
|Bedok
|-
|{{Bus|157|SBST}}
|Boon Lay
|-
|{{Bus|159|SBST}}
|Sengkang
|-
|{{Bus|163|SBST}}
|Sengkang
|-
|{{Bus|231|SBST}}
|↺ Toa Payoh Lorong 5
|-
|{{Bus|232|SBST}}
|↺ Toa Payoh East
|-
|{{Bus|235|SBST}}
|↺ Toa Payoh Rise
|-
|{{Bus|238|SBST}}
|↺ Braddel Road
|}
 
==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
|-
!Mohamad 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==
==Links==
{{PA}}
{{Planning Area}}


* [http://www.btptc.org.sg/ Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]
*[http://www.btptc.org.sg Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council]
*[http://www.jbtc.org.sg Jalan Besar Town Council]
*[http://www.mptc.org.sg Marine Parade Town Council]

Revision as of 21:44, 20 September 2018

Toa Payoh is a planning area and matured residential town located in the Central Region of Singapore. Measuring at approximately three by three kilometres, Toa Payoh ranks the 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

  • Housing and Development Board Hub

Shopping Centres / Malls

  • Toa Payoh Mall

Parks

Bus Interchange

Service Destination Notes
Tampines N/A
Bedok
Tampines
Tampines
Ang Mo Kio
Pasir Ris
Airport Road
Bukit Merah
↺ Jalan Bahagia
Lorong 1 Geylang
↺ Potong Pasir Avenue 2
Jurong East
Buona Vista
Bedok
Boon Lay
Sengkang
Sengkang
↺ Toa Payoh Lorong 5
↺ Toa Payoh East
↺ Toa Payoh Rise
↺ Braddel Road

Politics

Incumbent Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua Mayor of Central CDC
South East CDC
Mohamad 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

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East Bedok • Changi • Changi Bay • Pasir Ris • Paya Lebar • Tampines
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