16 Facts About Sengkang

Sengkang is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.

Name Sengkang means "prosperous harbour" in Chinese, and “to chock, block or wedge” in Malay.

Sengkang originated from the area once called Kangkar, named after the port and fishing village along Sungei Serangoon.

Sengkang was largely left alone until 1994, when an urban design team of ten from HDB began conceptualization for a new town in Sengkang.

Sengkang is a primarily residential town situated to the north of Hougang New Town in the north-eastern part of Singapore, under the North-East Region as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority .

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Sengkang West has just ten residents, while Lorong Halus North is completely unpopulated.

Sengkang Sculpture Park, located in Compassvale, is an elongated green space created below the LRT viaducts.

Sengkang is part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority's focus for realising this urban planning model.

Buangkok station, the other station along the NEL in Sengkang Town, serves the housing developments in Buangkok, at Compassvale, and the northern part of Hougang New Town.

Intra-town Sengkang Light Rail Transit system is a 10.

Sengkang is connected to many parts of Singapore through its road network.

Sengkang has established itself as a world-class venue for hockey, with significant facility upgrades being undertaken for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010.

Sengkang has been divided and split into many constituencies in the past.

The current Sengkang planning area was under Michael Lim, who served the Punggol Central ward.

Raymond Lye succeeded Chong in Punggol East, while Sengkang Central was intended to be divided between Ng and Amrin Amin, with Lam Pin Min defending Sengkang West.

Currently, Sengkang falls under the jurisdiction of two town councils:Sengkang Town Council and Ang Mo Kio Town Council.