Sengkang

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**Sengkang**
English	Sengkang
Chinese	盛港
(Pinyin	Shèng Gǎng)
Malay	Sengkang
Tamil	செங்காங

Sengkang New Town

Sengkang is a sub-urban area in the north-eastern part of Singapore. The Sengkang Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, covers the Housing and Development Board satellite new town of Sengkang New Town and rural Jalan Kayu.

[edit] Etymology and history

Meaning "prosperous harbour" in Chinese, Sengkang was derived from a small road called Lorong Sengkang, off Lorong Buangkok. Prior to this, the area was also known as Kangkar (Gang Jiao 港脚) or "foot of the port" as there was once a fishing port located along Sungei Serangoon. Fishing villages and rubber and pepper plantations flourished in the area in the old days.

Before the Sengkang New Town was built, vegetable and pig farms were located in the area, dominated by tropical rainforest. The only public housing estate then was the Punggol Rural Centre, comprising a few low-rise residential blocks, located along Punggol Road. These blocks at the rural centre have since been demolished in 2005, to make way for future high-rise residential apartment blocks.

[edit] Sengkang New Town

Main article: Sengkang New Town

The North East MRT Line (NEL) at Sengkang MRT Station connects Sengkang New Town to the downtown area. The Sengkang LRT Line intersects with the Sengkang MRT Station at the Sengkang Town Centre, providing residents with convenient public transport within Sengkang New Town itself and other parts of the island.

Amenities in this new town include primary and secondary schools, three shopping malls, a public library, a polyclinic and community centres. Compass Point Shopping Centre, a shopping mall attached to the bus interchange and MRT station, is a popular place for Sengkang residents to hang out and congregate. Other shopping malls include Rivervale Mall and Rivervale Plaza which houses a wet market.

edit	Neighbourhoods of Sengkang New Town
Anchorvale \| Compassvale \| Fernvale \| Rivervale

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