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Punggol
planning area and residential town in North-East Region, Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quick Facts Other transcription(s), • Chinese ...
Punggol | |
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Planning Area and HDB Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Chinese | 榜鹅 |
• Pinyin | Bǎng'é |
From top left to right: Punggol Town Centre, Flats at Edgedale Plains, Flats at Punggol Cove, Panoramic view of Greendale Secondary School, Watertown, Punggol Plaza, Punggol Waterway Park | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North-East Region
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Government | |
• Mayor | North East CDC
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• Members of Parliament | Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
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Area | |
• Total | 9.57 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
• Residential | 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 161,570 |
• Density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Official
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Postal district | 19 |
Dwelling units | 43,385 |
Projected ultimate | 96,000 |
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Punggol (in Chinese: 榜鹅, in Tamil: பொங்கோல்), which can also be spelt as Ponggol, is a planning area and town. It was built on the Tanjong Pungool peninsula in the North-Eastern part of Singapore. It is North of Sengkang and has a riverline border with Seletar and Pasir Ris. The Straits of Johor is North of it. Coney Island is part of Pungool.[4][5]