Welcome to Ang Mo Kio Town
Bishan | Toa Payoh
Historical Origins
The words 'Ang Mo Kio' mean 'red-haired man's bridge' in the Hokkien dialect. The story of how the Ang Mo Kio area was named,
was passed down from the old local village-folk to the present occupants of Ang Mio Kio New Town. The bridge refers to one of
two bridges in the area built by the British during Singapore's bygone colonial
days. When Ang Mo Kio was transformed from a forested kampong into a HDB-flatted new town in the 1970s,
the authorities decided to keep the phonetics of the name 'Ang Mo Kio', but altered the Chinese characters slightly, so that it
would read 'large and prosperous bridge', instead of 'red-haired man's bridge'.
Location and Layout
Ang Mo Kio is located
within the North-Eastern Region, and situated north of Bishan town. It is bounded by
Seletar Expressway to the north, the Central Expressway (CTE) to the east, the Central Water Catchment to
the west and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 to the south.
Transport Facilites
The town is served by two MRT stations, namely Ang Mo Kio MRT station and Yio
Chu Kang MRT station. The transportation network for Ang Mo Kio is extensive,
with a busy bus interchange located in the town centre. Transport linkages have also
improved since the upgrading of Upper Thomson Road into a semi-expressway.
Interesting Firsts
Ang Mo Kio town is the
seventh town developed by HDB. The area boasts some interesting firsts:
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First to use new flats as distinct from improved flats. |
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First to provide 5-room flats in slab block form (as distinct from point-block). |
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First HDB town to be designed in metric dimensions. |
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The Town Centre was built over an elongated valley formerly occupied by squatters.
This 29 ha town centre contains all the commercial office, cultural and community facilities serving
over 200,000 residents. It also won the
Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Outstanding Buildings Award in 1983. |
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The Swimming Complex at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 designed by HDB also won the SIA 1986 Architectural
Award for its unique tetrahedral skylight. |
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Housing Options
It's been said that more than seven percent of Singapore's
population lives in Ang Mo Kio town. There are more than 54,000 housing units in Ang Mo Kio, the majority
being high density housing. The town serves a population of some 280,000 residents.
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Town Attractions
This central Singapore HDB haven – now undergoing
upgrading in certain areas -
is equipped with modern facilities for its residents. If you take a leisurely
drive around Ang Mo Kio, you'll see numerous community facilities like landscaped gardens, amphitheatres, barbeque pits, covered
walkways and senior citizen corners.
Ang Mo Kio Food Centre is surrounded by many cinemas - Broadway, Jubilee and New Crown. Situated in the heart
of Ang Mo Kio, this food centre is amongst the first to bloom when Ang Mo Kio town was formed. Visitors and
residents can explore interesting neighbouring shops after a particularly economical and satisfying meal at the food centre.
Located beside Yio Chu Kang MRT station, the Grassroots Club
is a fixture in the locality. Setup specially for grassroots leaders in recognition of their contributions to community service,
the four storey modern Clubhouse is an ideal meeting and recreational centre for grassroots leaders and their families to relax
and socialise.
In addition to the popular swimming complex located in Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, the town boasts of 2 regional parks - Ang Mo Kio Town Garden West and
Ang Mo Kio Town Garden East.
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Some of the schools in the Ang Mo Kio area...
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