Ang Mo Kio - wikipedia Ang Mo Kio This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2013 ) Ang Mo Kio Planning Area and HDB Town Other transcription ( s ) Chinese 宏 茂 桥 Pinyin Hóng mào qiáo POJ Âng - mô͘ - kiô Malay Ang Mo Kio Tamil ஆங் மோ கியோ Tamil romanisation Āṅ mō kiyō From top left to right : Clock tower of Presbyterian High School, Flats along Ang Mo Kio Street 53, Aerial view of Ang Mo Kio, Ang Mo Kio Street 52, Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Nanyang Polytechnic Ang Mo Kio Location of Ang Mo Kio within Singapore Coordinates : 1 ° 22 ′ 12.6 '' N 103 ° 50 ′ 44.23 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 1.370167 ° N 103.8456194 ° E ﻿ / 1.370167 ; 103.8456194 Country Singapore Region North - East Region CDCs Central Singapore CDC North West CDC Town councils Ang Mo Kio Town Council Nee Soon Town Council Constituencies Ang Mo Kio GRC Nee Soon GRC Town announced 4 August 1973 Town completed 1980 DGP exhibited PA incorporated 22 January 1999 Government Mayors Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua North West CDC Teo Ho Pin Members of Parliament Ang Mo Kio GRC Ang Hin Kee Darryl David Intan Azura Mokhtar Koh Poh Koon Lee Hsien Loong Nee Soon GRC Henry Kwek Area Total 13.94 km ( 5.38 sq mi ) Area rank 18th Residential 2.83 km ( 1.09 sq mi ) Population ( 2015 ) Total 166,820 Rank 8th Density 12,000 / km ( 31,000 / sq mi ) Density rank 10th Demonym ( s ) Official Ang Mo Kio resident Colloquial Ang Mo Kioian Ethnic groups Chinese 143,290 Malays 13,060 Indians 14,150 Others 4,270 Postal district 20 Dwelling units 49,169 Projected ultimate 58,000 Ang Mo Kio / ɑː ŋ moʊ kɪoʊ / ( Chinese : 宏 茂 桥, Tamil : ஆங் மோ கியோ ), often abbreviated as AMK, is a planning area and residential town situated in the North - East Region of Singapore. Ang Mo Kio is the 3rd most populated planning area in the North - East Region and ranks 8th in terms of population in the country overall. The planning area is located at the south - western corner of the North - East Region, bordered by the planning areas of Yishun to the north, Sengkang to the north - east, Serangoon to the east, Bishan to the south and the Central Water Catchment to the west. Prior to urbanization, the area, much like other rural districts in Singapore at the time, was largely undeveloped, being mainly used for agricultural purposes, with uninhabited plots of land usually covered in dense secondary forest or swamps. Ang Mo Kio was subsequently redeveloped by the Housing and Development Board in 1973 as their seventh satellite town and the first to be built in metric dimensions, being fully completed by 1980. The first three town councils in the country were established in Ang Mo Kio in 1986, as part of a pilot project to better serve residents of HDB new towns. The concept eventually became adopted under the Town Council Act of 1988 which today, remains as the second - level of administration in Singapore. The large commercialization of the Ang Mo Kio throughout mid-1970s and 1980s also saw the rise of neighbourhood startup businesses that remain prominent throughout Ang Mo Kio Town Centre today. One in particular eventually became one of Singapore 's largest supermarket chains, Sheng Siong. Ang Mo Kio today, much like its neighbouring towns, is largely urbanized, with little to no trace of its original ecology. However, parks are still prevalent in the town as part of the country 's green initiative. Said parks include Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East and Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West. Although not technically located within Ang Mo Kio itself, Bishan - Ang Mo Kio Park in the adjacent town of Bishan, was reopened in 2012 to serve residents of both towns. The park itself straddles along the Ang Mo Kio -- Bishan boundary, making it easily accessible from Ang Mo Kio. Contents 1 Etymology 1.1 Lady Jennifer Windsor 1.2 John Turnbull Thomson 2 Geography 2.1 Location 2.2 Subzones 3 History 3.1 Origins 3.2 Today 4 Infrastructure 4.1 Transportation 4.2 Amenities 5 Education 6 Politics 7 References Etymology The name of the locality is synonymous with phrases in the Hokkien dialect which either relates it as the `` Red Tomato '', or the `` Bridge of the Caucasian ''. The Caucasian suggested could be a British Lady called Lady Jennifer Windsor. Lady Windsor was the wife of Lord Windsor, a wealthy merchant who had a huge estate in the Upper Thomson Area in the 1920s until after World War II. Ang Mo Kio could also have been named in reference to Mr John Turnbull Thomson, a British civil engineer and artist who played an instrumental role in the development of the early infrastructure of late 19th century Singapore and New Zealand. Old survey maps relate the area as the `` Mukim of Ang Mo Kio '' ( Mukim meaning `` area '' or `` precinct '' in Malay ). The area has also been historically referred to as Kou Teu Kio. Lady Jennifer Windsor Lady Windsor was linked to an unnamed crossing that bridged a stream running off the Peirce Reservoir. It suggested where the name `` Ang Mo Kio '' might have originated. An incident happened in 1923 when Lady Windsor lost 3 of her children ; Harry, Paul and Angela. The 3 children were supposed to have visited a family friend staying in the Upper Thomson area, and were lost in the woods. It was later found that the 2 boys were playing by the wooden crossing when a sudden gush swept them away. Their bodies were found about 2 miles from the bridge. However, the body of Angela was never found. It was said that locals started hearing cries of a little girl and that prompted Lady Windsor to stay by the bridge for the rest of her life. She thought that it was a ghost. She told her close friends that she had heard her daughter 's voice by the bridge and she wanted to accompany her soul. Lady Windsor would spend the whole day by the bridge, reading or knitting. People soon got used to her perpetual presence by the bridge that they soon referred to the bridge as the `` Red Hair Bridge '' ; which in its right sense should have been called `` Lady Windsor Bridge ''. Lady Windsor died in 1963 and it was only thereafter that locals no longer heard the voice of the little girl. John Turnbull Thomson John Turnbull Thomson ( 1821 -- 1884 ) was responsible for building a bridge during the colonial days of Singapore, to facilitate logistic transportation to the nearby British military bases at Seletar until the British military withdrawal in the 1970s. After the bridge was completed, the locals often referred to it as Ang Mo Kio or `` Caucasian Bridge '' or `` Red Hair Bridge '', since it was built by a Caucasian ; John Turnbull Thomson had a distinctive red - coloured hair. Nowadays, `` Ang Mo '' is a popular term to refer to Caucasians in Singapore. The name `` Thomson '' was also used extensively in the naming of several roads in and around Ang Mo Kio. This explanation is currently being listed at the Heritage Corridor in Deyi Secondary School located in Ang Mo Kio. The explanation is also more widely accepted by the local historians and listed in the National Library Board. The bridge, however, no longer exists. It was, according to local historians, located at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Upper Thomson Road. Little of the bridge built by Thomson remains. Geography Location Ang Mo Kio Planning Area, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, sits within the North - East Region of Singapore. Yishun bounds Ang Mo Kio to the north, Sengkang to the northeast, Serangoon to the east, Bishan to the south and Central Water Catchment to the west. The main component of the planning area, Ang Mo Kio New Town, is located within it. The town itself has seven neighbourhoods, with Neighbourhood 1 to the west, cycling in an anti-clockwise direction to Neighbourhood 6 to the north, and ending with Neighbourhood 7 for the town centre. The town centre is located in the heart of Ang Mo Kio and is sandwiched by two town gardens set on natural hillocks. Subzones Ang Mo Kio Planning Area is officially divided into 12 subzones for urban planning and statistical purposes. Name of estates Location Notable structures Accessibility Ang Mo Kio Town Centre Areas around Ang Mo Kio Central 1, Ang Mo Kio Central 2 and Ang Mo Kio Central 3 Ang Mo Kio Public Library, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange and AMK Hub Ang Mo Kio MRT Station and buses Cheng San Estates along Ang Mo Kio Street 51, Ang Mo Kio Street 52, Ang Mo Kio Street 53 and Ang Mo Kio Street 54 Ang Mo Kio MRT Station, Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East and Anderson Secondary School Ang Mo Kio MRT Station and buses Chong Boon Southeast Ang Mo Kio Chong Boon Secondary School, Deyi Secondary School and Pathlight School Buses Kebun Baru Precincts west of Ang Mo Kio Town Centre Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West, Kebun Baru Community Club, Kebun Baru Neighbourhood Police Post, CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls ' School and the future Mayflower MRT Station Buses Sembawang Hills Estates along Sembawang Hills Drive and Thomson Hills Drive Sembawang Hills Food Centre Buses Shangri - La Southwest Ang Mo Kio Mayflower Secondary School, Ang Mo Kio Primary School, Ang Mo Kio Secondary School and Ang Mo Kio Community Centre Buses Tagore Northwest Ang Mo Kio Teacher 's Estate, Tagore Industrial Estate and the future Lentor MRT Station Buses Townsville Areas around Ang Mo Kio Street 31 and Ang Mo Kio Street 32 Ang Mo Kio Swimming Complex, Teck Ghee Neighbourhood Police Post and Townsville Primary School Buses Yio Chu Kang Areas north of Ang Mo Kio Town Centre Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Yio Chu Kang Stadium, Yio Chu Kang Swimming Complex, Ang Mo Kio Police Division Headquarters, Ang Mo Kio North Neighbourhood Police Post, Ang Mo Kio Fire Station, Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot ( SBS Transit ) and Anderson Junior College Yio Chu Kang MRT Station and buses Yio Chu Kang East Northeast Ang Mo Kio Nanyang Polytechnic, ITE College Central and Amoy Quee Camp Yio Chu Kang MRT Station and buses Yio Chu Kang North Areas bounded by Seletar Expressway, Central Expressway, Yio Chu Kang Road and Lentor Avenue Sungei Seletar Simpang Kiri Buses Yio Chu Kang West Areas bounded by Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Yio Chu Kang Road Anderson Primary School, Presbyterian High School and Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Yio Chu Kang MRT Station and buses History Origins The present - day Ang Mo Kio area remained largely uninhabited throughout the 19th century. Settlers were attracted to the area only around the start of the 20th century, as a result of the rubber boom. In the old maps of Singapore, much of the area was labelled as the Ang Mo Kio Forest Reserve with many plantation estates. The village that sprang up with the clearing of the land took on the name `` Ang Mo Kio ''. The immigrant Chinese, mostly Hokkiens were engaged in rubber - planting and tapping. Cheng San Village where Ang Mo Kio New Town now stands was once a huge rubber plantation. The 1922 to 1932 world slump in rubber prices made many tappers and labourers turn to pig and poultry farming or market gardening. During World War II when Singapore was occupied, more people moved to Ang Mo Kio to take up farming. Today Aerial view of Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. The development of the present Ang Mo Kio Town began in 1973, and was the seventh New town to be built in Singapore. The first part of Ang Mo Kio was being built by 1979, and the Yio Chu Kang part of the town was completed in 1981. The present 29 hectares ( 72 acres ) self - contained town centre was built over an elongated valley formerly occupied by squatters. It has commercial offices, cultural and community facilities serving at least 200,000 residents. The design of the town won the Singapore Institute of Architects ( SIA ) Outstanding Buildings Award in 1983. The swimming complex at Avenue 1 also won the 1986 SIA Architectural Award for its unique `` tetrahedral skylight '' design. It was the first town to be designed in metric measurements. Infrastructure Point blocks in Ang Mo Kio New Town. Following the norm in the 1970s, most of the flats are organised in 12 - storey long blocks or 25 - storey point blocks. In recent years, certain parts of the estate have been rebuilt as part of the long process of renewal. As a result, segments of higher blocks clustered together can be seen interleaved with the older blocks. With Ang Mo Kio becoming an matured estate, several plots of residential land have been cleared up and sold to private developers for redevelopment. Many private residential projects are being constructed on these sites. Transportation Ang Mo Kio MRT Station mainly serves the New Town. The town 's road system utilises a hierarchy of road sizes by design : the major roads are referred to as `` Avenues '', and the local - access roads referred to as `` Streets ''. The town 's avenues are arranged in a grid - like pattern, with the streets filtering traffic from the avenues to the individual blocks. The town itself is served by the Central Expressway, providing a rapid link from the town to the rest of the island on the expressway network. The town 's road numbering system has the avenues in odd numbers generally running in an east - west direction originating from the south, while the even numbers run in a north - south direction counting from the west. Hence, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 runs along the south edge of the town to Ang Mo Kio Avenue 9 in the north, while Ang Mo Kio Avenue 2 runs in a north - south direction to the west of the town, while Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 is located in the east. Street numberings are in two digits, with the first number corresponding to the neighbourhood it belongs to, while the second digit runs in numerical sequence. Ang Mo Kio Town was the first town to introduce this road numbering system, and it has since been replicated in other towns such as Hougang, Jurong West and Woodlands. The newer towns such as Sengkang and Punggol no longer follows this system. The town is well served by a multi-modal public transport system. Two Mass Rapid Transit stations serve the town, with Ang Mo Kio MRT Station at the centre of town, and Yio Chu Kang MRT Station serving the town 's northern area. The Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange is directly linked to the Ang Mo Kio MRT Station via an underground pedestrian walkway, and provides feeder bus services from the MRT stations to each neighbourhood. Yio Chu Kang MRT Station is also served by bus services via the Yio Chu Kang Bus Terminal sited beside the station. Both the bus interchange and terminal offers trunk bus services to connect the town with the rest of the island, including a rapid connection to the city centre in the Central Area, as well as other financial and commercial districts in the central region of Singapore, including Shenton Way, Orchard Road, Marina Centre and Marine Parade. Amenities Administrative, legal, medical, religious, and social services catering towards the general public may also be found in the Ang Mo Kio area, with a major community hospital Ang Mo Kio Thye Hua Kwan Hospital that offers rehabilitative care. Recreational amenities include the Ang Mo Kio Park located on a hilly area surrounded by Avenues 4, 5, and 6 and alongside Mayflower estate, and also Bishan Park along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 which is frequented by people from both Ang Mo Kio and Bishan estates. Several shopping malls are also found in Ang Mo Kio Central : AMK Hub Jubilee Square Broadway Plaza Djitsun Mall Education As of 2017, this area has a total of 8 MOE primary schools, 8 MOE secondary schools, Anderson Junior College, ITE College Central and Nanyang Polytechnic. Several preschools can be found in Ang Mo Kio including the Al - Muttaqin Mosque Kindergarten, childcare centres operated by the National Trades Union Congress named My First Skool and also kindergartens managed under the PAP Community Foundation. Two special schools may also be found, Chaoyang School ( APSN ) which caters for children with mild intellectual disability aged 7 -- 12 years old, and Pathlight School with two campuses in Ang Mo Kio with a focus on autism. Politics The jurisdiction of the area has been largely handled by Ang Mo Kio Town Council which oversees Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency since 1991. Another constituency has assumed control over part of Ang Mo Kio which is Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency for the Kebun Baru division. The current Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, is a member of Ang Mo Kio Town Council and the constituency of the same name. Previously, the Cheng San Group Representation Constituency from 1988 to 2001 have handled parts of Ang Mo Kio such as Cheng San, Chong Boon and Jalan Kayu. Chong Boon was transferred to Ang Mo Kio GRC in 1997. Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency have handled parts of Ang Mo Kio from 2006 to 2011. References Jump up ^ `` The next new town : Ang Mo Kio ''. The Sunday Times. 5 August 1973. ^ Jump up to : `` Singapore Infopedia : Ang Mo Kio ''. National Library Board. ^ Jump up to : `` Singapore Infopedia - Development guide plan ''. National Library Board. ^ Jump up to : City Population - statistics, maps and charts Ang Mo Kio Jump up ^ HDB Key Statistics FY 2014 / 2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town ''. Data Singapore. 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, 2015 '' ( XLS ). Singapore Department of Statistics. Jump up ^ Singapore Department of Statistics - Planning Areas / Subzones in Singapore ( Year 2015 ) ^ Jump up to : National Heritage Board. Ang Mo Kio Heritage Trail Jump up ^ `` Now metric for HDB flats ''. The Straits Times. 11 March 1974. Jump up ^ `` HDB Towns, Our Home : Ang Mo Kio ''. Housing and Development Board. Jump up ^ `` Singapore Infopedia : Singapore 's first town councils ''. National Library Board. Jump up ^ Chan, F ( 2009 - 06 - 10 ). `` From pig farmer to supermarket chain owner ''. The Straits Times. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. Retrieved 17 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Singapore Infopedia : Sheng Siong ''. National Library Board. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Jump up ^ `` An early surveyor in Singapore : John Turnbull Thomson in Singapore, 1841 -- 1853 / John Hall - Jones, Christopher Hooi ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` HDB Towns, Your Home - Ang Mo Kio ''. Housing and Development Board. Jump up ^ `` Ang Mo Kio, My Hometown of 25 years ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Map of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 / 5, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 / 8, Central Expressway ( CTE ) and Bishan Park in Singapore ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ang Mo Kio -- Thye Hua Kwan Hospital ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Jump up ^ School Information Service Jump up ^ `` Chaoyang School ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Pathlight School ''. Retrieved 20 November 2013. Places in Singapore by region Central Alexandra Aljunied Geylang Ayer Rajah Balestier Bartley Bishan Marymount Sin Ming Bukit Timah Buona Vista Holland Village one - north Ghim Moh Chinatown Clarke Quay Kreta Ayer Telok Ayer Kallang Bendemeer Geylang Bahru Kallang Bahru Kallang Basin Kolam Ayer Tanjong Rhu Mountbatten Old Airport Lavender Boon Keng Katong Kent Ridge Kim Seng Little India Farrer Park Jalan Besar MacPherson Marina Bay Esplanade Marina Bay Sands Marina Centre Marina East Marina South Marine Parade Mount Faber Mount Vernon Museum Newton Novena Orchard Road Dhoby Ghaut Emerald Hill Peranakan Place Tanglin Outram Pasir Panjang Paya Lebar Eunos Geylang East Rochor - Kampong Glam Bencoolen Bras Basah Bugis Queenstown Dover Commonwealth Raffles Place River Valley Singapore River Southern Islands Tanjong Pagar Shenton Way Telok Blangah Bukit Chandu Bukit Purmei HarbourFront Keppel Radin Mas Mount Faber Tiong Bahru Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Merah Toa Payoh Bidadari Bukit Brown Caldecott Hill Potong Pasir Thomson Whampoa St. Michael 's East Bedok Bedok Reservoir Chai Chee Kaki Bukit Tanah Merah Changi Changi Bay Changi East Changi Village East Coast Joo Chiat Kembangan Pasir Ris Elias Lorong Halus Loyang Siglap Tampines Simei Ubi North Central Catchment Nature Reserve Kranji Lentor Lim Chu Kang Mandai Sembawang Senoko Simpang Sungei Kadut Woodlands Admiralty Innova Marsiling Woodgrove Yishun Chong Pang North - East Ang Mo Kio Cheng San Chong Boon Kebun Baru Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang Hougang Defu Kovan Lorong Chuan North - Eastern Islands Punggol Punggol Point Punggol New Town Seletar Sengkang Serangoon Serangoon Gardens Serangoon North West Boon Lay Bukit Batok Bukit Gombak Hillview Guilin West East Bukit Panjang Choa Chu Kang Yew Tee Clementi Toh Tuck West Coast Jurong East Toh Guan International Business Park Teban Gardens Pandan Gardens Penjuru Yuhua Jurong Regional Centre Lake River Port Jurong West Hong Kah Taman Jurong Boon Lay Place Chin Bee Yunnan Central Kian Teck Safti Wenya Lim Chu Kang Pioneer Joo Koon Gul Circle Pioneer Sector Tengah Tuas Pioneer Soon Lee Tuas South Western Islands Planning Area Western Water Catchment Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ang_Mo_Kio&oldid=823756863 '' Categories : Places in Singapore Ang Mo Kio North - East Region, Singapore Hokkien - language phrases Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links EngvarB from July 2014 Use dmy dates from July 2014 Articles needing additional references from February 2013 All articles needing additional references Wikipedia page with obscure country or subdivision Articles containing Chinese - language text Articles containing Tamil - language text All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013 Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk Contents About Wikipedia فارسی हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia मराठी 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 February 2018, at 05 : 53. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: ang mo kio is which part of singapore
Answer: a planning area and residential town situated in the North-East Region of Singapore