Yishun

Yishun
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
  Chinese 义顺
  Pinyin Yì shùn
  Malay Yishun
  Tamil யீஷூன்
From top left to right: Aerial view of Khatib, Masjid Ahmad Ibrahim, Lower Seletar Reservoir, Aerial view of flats in Yishun, Khatib MRT Station
Yishun

Location of Yishun within Singapore

Coordinates: SG 1°25′49.32″N 103°50′7.31″E / 1.4303667°N 103.8353639°E / 1.4303667; 103.8353639
Country  Singapore
Region

North Region


CDC
Town councils
  • Nee Soon Town Council
  • Sembawang Town Council
Constituencies
Government
  Mayor

North West CDC


  Members of Parliament

Nee Soon GRC

Sembawang GRC

Area[1][2]
  Total 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
  Residential 3.98 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population (2015)[1][2]
  Total 201,970
  Density 9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)

Official

  • Yishun resident

Colloquial

  • Yishuner
  • Yishunian
  • Yishunite
  • Yishunster
Postal districts 26, 27, 28
Dwelling units 56,698
Projected ultimate 84,000

Yishun (Chinese: 义顺, Tamil: யீஷூன), also known as Yishun New Town or Yishun Town, and formerly known as Nee Soon, is a planning area and residential town located in the north-eastern corner of the North Region of Singapore.

Etymology

The name, Yishun, is a Mandarin romanisation of Nee Soon, named after Lim Nee Soon, a prominent industrialist who made his fortune from rubber and pineapples.[3]

Lim Nee Soon was also a banker, contractor and general commission agent. He was the first general manager of the Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company Limited, formed in 1908. Nee Soon and Company was formed in 1911.

Nee Soon was one of the pioneers that opened up Sembawang. Nee Soon served on the Rural Board from 1913 to 1921 and was also appointed a Justice of Peace. In the field of education, he was one of the founders of Chinese High School and also a member of the Raffles College Committee. Nee Soon Road was officially named in 1950 by the Rural Board to facilitate postal services. Nee Soon also owned a large plot of land in the area and several roads in this area are named after his business concerns and family members. Nee Soon was a leading member of the Teochew clan association poit ip huay kwan, and was a close friend of Dr Sun Yat Sen.

The name Nee Soon was one of those changed at the height of the campaign to replace dialect names with Mandarin ones. While the government later revoked some of its decisions and reinstated names like Bukit Panjang (for Zhenghua), Yishun remained unchanged and is now the name attached to streets, roads, parks and a well-known cineplex within the town, Golden Village Yishun.

History

Yishun has started the development of HDB flats since 1976, with the first HDB flats at Chong Pang. Yishun Neighbourhood 1 has been developed since 1981, followed by Neighbourhood 7 and Neighbourhood 2. Neighbourhood 6, 8 and 9 have been developed in 1987, together with the Town Centre. Neighbourhood 3 and 4 followed slightly later in 1992. Construction of the Neighbourhood 5 was started on 2009 after the Crossrail West was announced and will be completed by 2015.

Amenities

Shopping/commercial areas

Neighbourhoods

Within the Yishun vicinity, There are 8 neighbourhoods.

Medical facilities

Instead of Northern General Hospital, the new general hospital has been named Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after receiving a S$125 million donation from the late Mr Khoo's family. Spanning over 3.5 hectares in the Yishun Central Area, the 590-bed general and acute care hospital, managed by Alexandra Health System. Opened in June 2010, KTPH offers a comprehensive range of medical services and specialist care to the community in the north. A new feature of the hospital includes overlooking the scenic Yishun Pond. This is the first hospital in the north after the nearest one which is at Thomson.

Yishun Polyclinic is located at 30 Yishun Central beside Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and is managed by National Healthcare Group Polyclinic (NHGP).[6] It is accessible by Bus 853, 855 or 857 from Yishun Bus Interchange.

The new Yishun Community Hospital (YCH)[7] with about 425 beds will provide sub-acute, rehabilitative, dementia and palliative care for patients. Opened in December 28, 2015, YCH will receive post-surgical, post-stroke patients and patients who are recovering from medical illnesses/trauma from the neighbouring Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), other acute hospitals and nursing homes.

Currently, the Yishun estate is well served by the Yishun Polyclinic as well as many private medical clinics and dental clinics

Country clubs

SAFRA Yishun Country Club

Community centres and clubs

Transport

Parks, Garden and other Recreational Facilities

2 major parks:

Sports Facilities

Located at the Southern end of the town, the Yishun Stadium was opened on 2 January 1992. In 1993, it played host to the Karate event during the 1993 SEA Games in Singapore. In 1996, it was the home ground for the Sembawang Rangers FC in the S-league. Eventually the team was dropped from the league in 2003. Later on, it hosted the Young Lions in 2005 season, Sporting Afrique FC in 2006 season and currently it is the home for Korean Super Reds FC for the 2007 season. Other than the main stadia with the soccer field and 8-lanes running track, it also houses a ClubFitt gym. The sport hall seats 800 people and it can be use for badminton, basketball or other indoor sports.

Opened in 1988, it has a competition pool (with 430 seating), a children pool and a training pool.

Industrial activities

The Yishun Industrial Park is a small industrial park situated between Avenues 6 and 7 which comprises some well known companies such as Murata, Philips Lumileds, Agilent, Avago Technologies, ATS, ASM-Frontend, STATS, Inc. and many other smaller companies. It can be reached by Bus service 811 from the Yishun Bus Interchange.

Educational institutions

Main article: Schools in Yishun

There are 10 primary schools, 9 secondary schools and a Junior college.

GEMS World Academy opened its world class campus here in 2014. The school offers three language choices. The languages are Spanish, French and Mandarin. GEMS World Academy also has an EAL (English as an Additional Language) program. The school offers a variety of ECAs (Extra-Curricular Activities) during lunch break and after school.

References

  1. 1 2 City Population - statistics, maps and charts | Yishun
  2. 1 2 HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015
  3. 1 2 3 "The History of Yishun". Blog has moved to www.limyumu.com ~ information here will not be updated....please visit the new site!. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. 1 2 http://media.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/images/press/GVYishunReopens.pdf
  5. "Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Singapore - KTPH". www.ktph.com.sg. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  6. "National Healthcare Group Polyclinic".
  7. "Yishun Community Hospital". www.yishunhospital.com.sg. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
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