Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a
planning area
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and
residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the
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of
Singapore. The town shares borders with
Sungei Kadut
Sungei Kadut is an industrial estate and planning area located in the North Region of Singapore. It is bounded by Bukit Panjang and Choa Chu Kang to the south, Mandai to the east, as well as Lim Chu Kang and the Western Water Catchment to the w ...
to the north,
Tengah to the southwest,
Bukit Batok
Bukit Batok, often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 12th most populous and ...
to the southeast,
Bukit Panjang to the east and the
Western Water Catchment to the west. Choa Chu Kang New Town is separated into two portions by the
Kranji Expressway.
Originally a
kampung
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, the area has been rapidly developed under the ambition of the
Housing and Development Board, to transform it into a modern township. The town comprises seven subzones, five of which are the most densely populated: Choa Chu Kang Central, Choa Chu Kang North,
Yew Tee, Teck Whye, and Keat Hong.
Etymology
Choa Chu Kang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua Chu Kang Village located near the junction of
Choa Chu Kang Road and
Jalan Sungei Poyan, currently occupied by the grounds of the National Shooting Centre which comes under the purview of Singapore Shooting Association. The name began to be applied to the general area around the village when Choa Chu Kang Road, a main arterial road linking the village to
Upper Bukit Timah Road towards the east was built.
The name "Choa Chu Kang" is derived from the Teochew word "kang chu".