Hougang

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

Education

Primary Schools	Secondary Schools
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	Bowen Secondary School Holy Innocents' Secondary School Hougang Secondary School Montfort Secondary School Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) Serangoon Secondary School Xin Min Secondary School Yuying Secondary School

Transportation

• Defu MRT station (Opening in 2030)
• Hougang Central Bus Interchange
• Hougang MRT station
• Kovan MRT station
• Serangoon North MRT station (Opening in 2030)
• Tai Seng MRT station

Government-related

• Cheng San Public Library
• Hougang Bus Depot
• Housing and Development Board (Hougang Branch)
• Kim Chuan Depot

Shopping Centres/Malls

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

defunct Hougang Plaza (redeveloped into The Midtown)

Health

• Institute of Mental Health (IMH)
• Singapore Leprosy Relief Association (SILRA)

Parks

• Punggol Park

Main Sports Facilities

• Hougang ActiveSG Sports Centre
• Kovan Sports Centre

Bus Interchange

Hougang Central Interchange

Service	Destination	Notes
27	↺ Changi Airport	N/A
51	Jurong East
74	Buona Vista
89	↺ Airport Cargo Road
89e	Airport Cargo Road	Weekdays AM Peak Express Service
102	↺ Seletar Aerospace Avenue	N/A
107	Shenton Way
107M	↺ Raffles Boulevard
112	↺ Hougang Street 92
113	↺ Upper Paya Lebar Road
116	↺ Serangoon Central
132	Bukit Merah
147	Clementi
151	Kent Ridge
153	Bukit Merah
161	Woodlands
165	Clementi
324	↺ Upper Serangoon View
325	↺ Hougang Street 91
329	↺ Buangkok Crescent

Politics

Incumbent	Role
Central Singapore CDC
Denise Phua	Mayor of Central CDC
North East CDC
Desmond Choo	Mayor of North East CDC
South East CDC
Mohd Fahmi Aliman	Mayor of South East CDC
Aljunied GRC
Gerald Giam	Member of Parliament for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
Vacant1	Member of Parliament for Serangoon
Sylvia Lim	Member of Parliament for Paya Lebar
Ang Mo Kio GRC
Darryl David	Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio-Hougang
Ng Ling Ling	Member of Parliament for Jalan Kayu
Hougang SMC
Dennis Tan	Member of Parliament for Hougang
Marine Parade GRC
Mohd Fahmi Aliman	Member of Parliament for Geylang Serai

• ¹: Leon Perera has resigned his position as Member of Parliament on 19 July 2023.

See Also

• Hougang South Bus Interchange (defunct)