Yio Chu Kang is a sub-urban area in the northeast of

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, with proximity to the

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and

Sengkang Sengkang (, ta, செங்காங்) is a planning area and residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. The town is the second most populous in the region, being home to 249,370 residents in 2020. Sengkang shares ...

areas. Deriving its name from the Yio Chu Kang Village, it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing with high-rise public housing in its southern fringes.

Background

The name Yio Chu Kang, similar to

Choa Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang, alternatively spelt as Chua Chu Kang and often abbreviated as CCK, is a planning area and residential town located at the north-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore. The town shares borders with Sungei Kadut to t ...

and

Lim Chu Kang Lim Chu Kang is a planning area located in the northwestern part of the North Region of Singapore, bordering the Western Water Catchment to the west and south, Sungei Kadut to the east and the Straits of Johor to the north. History Lim Chu K ...

did not come from names of famous people unlike many other road names in Singapore. The word 'Kang' - means river, while 'Chu' was apparently a clan. The word 'Chu' itself means "owner" or "land". The clan was hence named Kangchu because it was controlled by the Chu clan and they were situated around a river. The north of

was split and given to different leaders of the Kangchu clan, and they took the name of the leader. Hence the names Yio Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang and Choa Chu Kang.

Educational institutions

Primary schools

*Anderson Primary School

Secondary schools

*Presbyterian High School *

Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Yio Chu Kang Secondary School is a co-educational government school in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It was first opened in 1966, and moved to its current site in 1982. History Yio Chu Kang Secondary began operations in 1966, and was set up in response ...

Tertiary Institutions

Nanyang Polytechnic Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. History Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) was established on 1 April 1992, and enrolled its first ba ...

Anderson Serangoon Junior College Anderson Serangoon Junior College (ASRJC) is a junior college located in Yio Chu Kang, Singapore, opposite Yio Chu Kang MRT station, offering two-year pre-university courses leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations. ASRJ ...

ITE College Central ITE College Central (ITECC) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. It is one of the Institute of Technical Education's three colleges under the "One ITE System, ...

Private Housing Estates

*Thomson Hills Estate *The Calrose *Castle Green *Seasons Park *Nuovo *Cactus Green *Sunrise Garden *Seletar Garden *Seletar Hills Estate *Grande Vista *Cabana *Alana *Springhill Terrace *Floravista & Floraview *Far Horizon Garden

Other Amenities

*Hospitals **Ang Mo Kio- Thye Huan Kwan Hospital *Community Centres/Clubs **The Grassroots Club **Yio Chu Kang Community Club *Chinese Temples **Chu Sheng Temple **Swee Kow Kuan Temple **Liuxun Sanhemiao Joint Temple *Sports Facilities **Yio Chu Kang Sports And Recreation Centre **

Yio Chu Kang Stadium Yio Chu Kang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. It has a seating capacity of 2,000. It is run by Sport Singapore and was opened to the public on 1 April 1985. It is a rugby specific stadium with 8-lane running tr ...

**Yio Chu Kang Swimming Complex *HDB Flats **Yio Chu Kang Green **Yio Chu Kang Beacon **Yio Chu Kang Heights **Ang Mo Kio 61 **Yio Chu Kang Vista

Transportation

Situated at the northern portion of

, Yio Chu Kang is served by bus services originating from

Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange is a bus interchange in the northern part of Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The interchange is located beneath Yio Chu Kang MRT station. Boarding berths are located north of Yio Chu Kang MRT station concourse while and alight ...

, Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot,

Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange is located in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre, Singapore. The interchange is within AMK Hub which is in turn linked to Ang Mo Kio MRT station via a pedestrian underpass below Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. The interchange was opened by Pr ...

and Yishun (85x services).

Yio Chu Kang MRT station Yio Chu Kang MRT station is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, near the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8. This station primarily serves students of adjacen ...

also serves the area, providing residents a direct link to the relatively distant Central Area.

References

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