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Bishan

Bishan, also known as Peck San, Bishan New Town or Bishan Town, is a planning area and matured residential town located at the northernmost portion of the of .
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  • Type: Suburb with 87,300 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in Singapore
  • Also known as: “Bishan New Town”, “Bishan Town”, and “Bishan, Singapore”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bishan Stadium and AMK Hub.

Stadium
Photo: Terence, CC BY 2.5.
is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, . It is the main home ground of Singapore Premier League side Lion City Sailors, and used mostly for football matches.

Shopping center
is a suburban located in , within the of . It is connected to Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange which is linked to via an underpass.

Government office
The is a religious campus that houses Masjid Muhajirin, Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah and the headquarters of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balestier and Little India.

Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Newton, Novena and Toa Payoh are neighbourhoods in central . Strung along the North-South Line just north of , these four rather dissimilar districts serve to absorb Singapore's urban sprawl and house its inhabitants.

Photo: innovision, CC BY 2.0.
is, as the name promises, the centre for the large Indian community in . While a rather sanitised version of the , retains its distinct identity without degenerating into a mere tourist attraction and is one of the most colourful and attractive places to visit in Singapore.

Photo: soeperbaby, CC BY 2.0.
Road is consumerism at its most manic, a two-kilometre stretch of interconnected shopping malls, hotels, and hotels with shopping malls catering to all budgets and tastes.

Bishan

Latitude
1.3519° or 1° 21′ 7″ north
Longitude
103.849° or 103° 50′ 56″ east
Population
87,300
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
6PH59R2X+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1830761699
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1881919
Wiki­data ID
Q3249777
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Yue Chinese—“Bishan” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bishan”
  • Catalan: “Bishan”
  • Chinese: “Phek-san”
  • Chinese: “碧山”
  • Dutch: “Bishan”
  • Finnish: “Bishan”
  • Hindi: “बिशान”
  • Indonesian: “Bishan”
  • Japanese: “ビシャン (シンガポール)”
  • Malay: “Bishan, Singapura”
  • Marathi: “बिशान”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Phek-san”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bishan”
  • Norwegian: “Bishan”
  • Persian: “بیشان”
  • Spanish: “Bishan (Singapur)”
  • Spanish: “Bishan”
  • Thai: “ปี้ซาน”
  • Yue Chinese: “碧山”

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