28-540: Chua Chu Kang GRC Hong Kah North SMC Jurong GRC Bukit Batok / ˌ b ʊ k ɪ t b ɑː ˈ t oʊ k / , 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 the 11th most densely populated planning area in Singapore. It
56-513: A Javanese village chief of the village Gassing, that coconut trees grew in the hilly area and hence the area was named batok , the Javanese term for coconuts. The Chinese version is that the hills of solid granite , which is called batu in Malay, and then subsequently misnamed as bato and then finally batok . Another version was that hill looks like a human skull top and the words skull top
84-701: A bus depot in Bukit Batok. Bukit Batok has one fire station located at 80 Bukit Batok Rd, Singapore 658072. The HDB Branch is located at Bukit Batok Central. As of 2023, this area has a total of six primary schools and five secondary schools. These include Princess Elizabeth Primary School, Keming Primary School, Lianhua Primary School, St. Anthony's Primary School, Bukit View Primary School, Bukit View Secondary School, Bukit Batok Secondary School, Hillgrove Secondary School, Dunearn Secondary School. Yusof Ishak Secondary School relocated from Bukit Batok to its Punggol campus in 2022. Millennia Institute , formed from
112-714: A candidate who contested and lost Aljunied GRC in the 2015 elections, has since represented Bukit Batok, following his by-election victory in May 2016. In the same elections in 2011 and 2015, Bukit Gombak represents in Chua Chu Kang GRC , there are two constituencies also in Bukit Gombak, one of which it is a different system. Bukit Gombak represents as Low Yen Ling MP, while Amy Khor represented Hong Kah North SMC . Planning Areas of Singapore Planning areas , also known as DGP areas or DGP zones , are
140-494: A characteristic feature of the modern-day town. Bukit Batok Planning Area is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north and northwest, Bukit Panjang to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west. Bukit Batok New Town is located within Bukit Batok Planning Area. Bukit Batok Planning Area
168-514: A larger geomorphological and/or structural feature. Frequently, a ridge can be further subdivided into smaller geomorphic or structural elements. As in the case of landforms in general, there is a lack of any commonly agreed classification or typology of ridges. They can be defined and classified on the basis of a variety of factors including either genesis, morphology, composition, statistical analysis of remote sensing data, or some combinations of these factors. An example of ridge classification
196-405: A post office, Community Library and Cineplex, together with shops, restaurants and a supermarket. There are two MRT stations in the Bukit Batok area: Bukit Batok MRT station and Bukit Gombak MRT station . The Bukit Batok Bus Interchange , sited near to Bukit Batok MRT station and West Mall, is of moderate size and nearly completely used by Tower Transit Singapore . The interchange and most of
224-581: A ridge slope away from a narrow top, the crest or ridgecrest , with the terrain dropping down on either side. The crest, if narrow, is also called a ridgeline . Limitations on the dimensions of a ridge are lacking. Its height above the surrounding terrain can vary from less than a meter to hundreds of meters. A ridge can be either depositional , erosional , tectonic , or a combination of these in origin and can consist of either bedrock , loose sediment , lava , or ice depending on its origin. A ridge can occur as either an isolated, independent feature or part of
252-400: Is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north, northeast and northwest, Cashew to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west. Bukit Batok largely sits on Gombak norite , a geological formation that is found in high concentrations within the planning area itself, as well as in
280-534: Is divided into nine subzones: Bukit Batok's main shopping complex West Mall was opened in mid-1998. Developed by Alprop Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between the United Industrial Corporation (UIC) and Singapore Land, it has 7 storeys in total gross floor area of 283,000 sq ft (26,300 m) on a land area of 106,000 sq ft (9,800 m) . It was built at a cost of S$ 170 million and houses amenities including
308-518: Is shared by the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Jurong GRC), which has an office at Bukit Batok Central and manages much of Bukit Batok; and Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency (Chua Chu Kang GRC), which manages areas north of Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok Central. There are four members of Parliament , two from each GRC, representing various areas in Bukit Batok. Bukit Batok
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#1732790922599336-678: Is that of Schoeneberger and Wysocki, which provides a relatively simple and straightforward system that is used by the USA National Cooperative Soil Survey Program to classify ridges and other landforms. This system uses the dominant geomorphic process or setting to classify different groups of landforms into two major groups, Geomorphic Environments and Other Groupings with a total of 16 subgroups. The groups and their subgroups are not mutually exclusive; landforms, including ridges, can belong to multiple subgroups. In this classification, ridges are found in
364-681: The 1991 Concept Plan. Since implementing these boundaries, other government ministries and departments have increasingly adopted them for administrative purposes. For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for previous exercises. The Singapore Police Force 's (SPF) neighbourhood police centres have jurisdiction boundaries based on planning area boundaries when they were officially gazetted in 1999, as opposed to electoral divisions under
392-710: The Bukit Batok Hill, was occupied by Nissan, the Japanese Multination Corporation, to supply military vehicles for the Imperial Japanese Army Force. Both Bukit Batok hill (current day Bukit Batok Nature Park) and Bukit Timah hill were considered as strategic hill grounds during the Japanese occupation. These locations were key to controlling the surrounding areas and thus were the site of the fiercest battles of
420-511: The Civil Defence forces and their families, was opened in 1998. It offers a golf driving range, swimming pool, bowling alley and sports facilities for relatively affordable prices. The Civil Service Club Bukit Batok Clubhouse offers swimming, bowling and related recreational facilities to civil servants, their families and the public. It is located near Bukit Batok Town Centre and was opened on 1 March 2006. The jurisdiction of Bukit Batok
448-534: The Ford Motor Factory was described by Winston Churchill as the " largest capitulation " in British military history. Consequently, the British's plans to industrialize Bukit Timah was short-lived and put to an abrupt halt during World War II. The factories that were built before 1942 were swiftly taken over by the Japanese during their occupation of Singapore. Ford Factory, which sits at the bottom of
476-533: The citizens’ continuous support for the war. However, the shrine was ultimately destroyed by the Japanese themselves at the end of the World War II as they feared that the honour of the memorial would be tarnished by the returning British troops. After World War II, the British returned to Singapore. The areas around Ford Factory became known as the British's ‘colonial estate factories’ as the British resumed their plans to industrialize Bukit Batok. In addition to
504-463: The development of factories, Bukit Batok began to be extensively quarried for granite. The Poh Kim Quarry, which lies in the heart of Bukit Batok Nature Park today, was one of the quarry sites in the vicinity. It was quarried for granite between the 1950s to the 1970s but was later abandoned due to the damage that the activities was causing to the Earth's core. After Singapore gained independence in 1965,
532-491: The main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority . There are 55 of these areas, organised into five regions . A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing detailed planning guidelines for every plot of land throughout the country. The planning areas were first introduced in the early 1990s after the release of
560-659: The merger of Jurong Institute and Outram Institute , moved to its new campus off Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 in January 2007. Bukit Batok is also home to Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC). The Bukit Batok swimming complex is located off East Avenue 6. There are many parks in the neighborhood, including the Bukit Batok Town Park and the Bukit Batok Nature Park . The CDANS Bukit Batok Country Club, for reservist members of
588-501: The newly formed People's Action Party (PAP) government aggressively promoted the site as a lightweight industrial area. Development of Bukit Batok New Town began in December 1975, transforming the former village into a new town in the rough span of a decade. As a testament to its heritage, several norite formations and ridges remained preserved, most of which can be found at both Bukit Batok Nature Park and Bukit Batok Town Park as
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#1732790922599616-431: The previous neighbourhood Police Post system. Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes. * = Place names attested to be of Malay origin and referred to similarly in the Malay language. Ridge A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform , structural feature , or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides. The sides of
644-401: The services were previously operated by Singapore Bus Services (the precursor of SBS Transit ), until 26 December 2000, when bus services were transferred to Trans-Island Bus Services (the precursor of SMRT Buses ). SMRT Buses remained the operator until 29 May 2016, when only bus services 852 (until 2018, under Seletar Bus Package) and 61 and 991 were left with SMRT Buses. SBS Transit still has
672-573: The war. Following the successful conquest of Singapore, General Yamashita ordered 500 Australian prisoners of war to construct a Japanese war memorial, Syonan Chureito shrine, at the top of Bukit Batok Hill. Throughout the Japanese occupation, the Japanese officials and military personnel would frequently worship their emperor in the Syonan Chureito shrine. In addition, footages of these ceremonies would be broadcast as propaganda in Japan to ensure
700-451: The western parts of neighbouring Cashew. It was this presence of the igneous rock that made Bukit Batok a pivotal location for the quarrying industry in Singapore around the turn of the mid-20th century. Many differing accounts describe the origin of the name Bukit Batok. Bukit means "hill" in Malay, thus the name of the town gives the impression of it being hilly. Batok , however, has several interpretations. One version, according to
728-598: Was a single-member constituency by itself prior to the 1991 elections , which was later mainly consolidated into Jurong GRC until in the 2015 elections , where it carved out as a SMC again. As of 2016, Bukit Batok represents in Jurong GRC and Bukit Batok SMC . For Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok East is the only constituency, of which Rahayu Mahzam is the current MP. David Ong , served as an MP for Bukit Batok constituency until his sudden resignation in March 2016; Murali Pillai ,
756-672: Was one of the first factories to be built along Bukit Timah road near the current day's site. During the battle of Singapore in the World War II , Bukit Batok became a significant ground for both the Allied and Axis powers . The failed attempt by the British to defend the vicinity during the Battle of Bukit Timah and their subsequent surrender on 15 February 1942 to the Japanese at
784-512: Was pronounced as batok . Others believe that batok , the Malay word for cough , is linked to the place either because of its cool air (causing coughs and colds ), or due to the sound of explosives historically used at its granite quarry , Little Guilin. Before 1940s, Bukit Batok was heavily dominated by rubber and pineapple plantations. At the start of the 1940s, industrialization began to gradually occur in Bukit Timah. Ford factory
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