Hougang is a planning area located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It has a land area of about 13.93 km2, Hougang ranks the 19th, 5th & 6th in terms of size, population & density respectively.
Hougang is the most populous in the region, being home to 222,310 residents and is made out of 3 subzones, namely, Defu Industrial Park, Kovan, Lorong Halus. It is bordered by Sengkang to the north, Geylang to the south, Bedok to the southeast, Toa Payoh to the southwest, Paya Lebar to the east and Serangoon to the west.
Notable Structures[edit]
Education[edit]
| Primary Schools
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Secondary Schools
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- Holy Innocents' Primary School
- Hougang Primary School
- Montfort Junior School
- Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)
- Punggol Primary School
- Xinghua Primary School
- Xin Min Primary School
- Yio Chu Kang Primary School
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Transportation[edit]
Government-related[edit]
Shopping Centres/Malls[edit]
- 18 Tai Seng
- Buangkok Square
- Heartland Mall
- Hougang 1 (Previously known as Hougang Point)
- Hougang Green Shopping Mall
- Hougang Mall
- Hougang Rivercourt
- Kang Kar Mall
- Promenade @ Pelikat
- The Midtown
- Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre
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defunct
- Hougang Plaza (redeveloped into The Midtown)
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- Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
- Singapore Leprosy Relief Association (SILRA)
Main Sports Facilities[edit]
- Hougang ActiveSG Sports Centre
- Kovan Sports Centre
Bus Interchange[edit]
Hougang Central Interchange[edit]
| Service
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Destination
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Notes
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| 27
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↺ Changi Airport
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N/A
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| 51
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Jurong East
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| 74
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Buona Vista
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| 89
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↺ Airport Cargo Road
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| 89e
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Airport Cargo Road
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Weekdays AM Peak
Express Service
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| 102
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↺ Seletar Aerospace Avenue
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N/A
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| 107
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Shenton Way
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| 107M
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↺ Raffles Boulevard
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| 112
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↺ Hougang Street 92
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| 113
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↺ Upper Paya Lebar Road
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| 116
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↺ Serangoon Central
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| 132
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Bukit Merah
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| 147
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Clementi
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| 151
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Kent Ridge
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| 153
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Bukit Merah
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| 161
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Woodlands
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| 165
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Clementi
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| 324
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↺ Upper Serangoon View
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| 325
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↺ Hougang Street 91
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| 329
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↺ Buangkok Crescent
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Politics[edit]
| Incumbent
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Role
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| Central Singapore CDC
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| Denise Phua
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Mayor of Central CDC
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| North East CDC
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| Desmond Choo
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Mayor of North East CDC
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| South East CDC
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| Mohd Fahmi Aliman
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Mayor of South East CDC
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| Aljunied GRC
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| Gerald Giam
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Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
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| Vacant1
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Member of Parliament for Serangoon
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| Sylvia Lim
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Member of Parliament for Paya Lebar
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| Ang Mo Kio GRC
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| Darryl David
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Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio-Hougang
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| Ng Ling Ling
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Member of Parliament for Jalan Kayu
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| Hougang SMC
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| Dennis Tan
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Member of Parliament for Hougang
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| Marine Parade GRC
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| Mohd Fahmi Aliman
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Member of Parliament for Geylang Serai
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- 1: Leon Perera has resigned his position as Member of Parliament on 19 July 2023.
See Also[edit]