i found some facts and info about Sengkang on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. tot i should post it up here. The names of Sengkang in different languge, interested rite???
English - Sengkang
Chinese - 盛港 (Pinyin: Shèng Gǎng)
Malay - Sengkang
Tamil - செங்காங
Etymology and historyMeaning "prosperous harbour" in Chinese, Sengkang was derived from a small road called Lorong Sengkang, off Lorong Buangkok. Prior to this, the area was also known as Kangkar (Gang Jiao 港脚) or "foot of the port" as there was once a fishing port located along Sungei Serangoon. Fishing villages and rubber and pepper plantations flourished in the area in the old days.
Before the Sengkang New Town was built, vegetable and pig farms were located in the area, dominated by tropical rainforest. The only public housing estate then was the Punggol Rural Centre, comprising a few low-rise residential blocks, located along Punggol Road. These blocks at the rural centre have since been demolished in 2005, to make way for future high-rise residential apartment blocks.
Sengkang New TownThe North East MRT Line (NEL) at Sengkang MRT Station connects Sengkang New Town to the downtown area. The Sengkang LRT Line intersects with the Sengkang MRT Station at the Sengkang Town Centre, providing residents with convenient public transport within Sengkang New Town itself and other parts of the island.
Amenities in this new town include primary and secondary schools, three shopping malls, a public library, a polyclinic and community centres. Compass Point Shopping Centre, a shopping mall attached to the bus interchange and MRT station, is a popular place for Sengkang residents to hang out and congregate. Other shopping malls include Rivervale Mall and Rivervale Plaza which houses a wet market.
The neighbourhoods of Sengkang1.0)
Anchorvale(English - Anchorvale / Chinese - 安谷 (Pinyin: āngǔ))
Anchorvale is between Punggol River and Compassvale. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Anchorvale begin with the number '3' (3xx). These housing estates were fully completed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in 2001.
The Anchorvale neighbourhood is linked to Sengkang Bus Interchange at the town centre via the SBS Transit feeder bus service 372, and to the Sengkang MRT Station via the LRT stations along the Sengkang LRT Line. There are also trunk services to Yishun, Changi, Pasir Ris, Woodlands, Hougang and other parts of Singapore serving the area.
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Public Estates in Anchorvale- Anchorvale Court (安谷阁) - Block nos. 301-304C
- Anchorvale Place (安谷坊) - Block nos. 305-308C
- Anchorvale Vista (安谷维斯达) - Block nos. 309A-312B
- Anchorvale Gardens (安谷园) - Block nos. 313-318D
- Anchorvale Grove (安谷林) - Block nos. 319-325C
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Compassvale(English - Compassvale / Chinese - 康埔桦 (Pinyin: kāngpǔhuà))
Compassvale is located between Rivervale and Anchorvale. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Compassvale begin with the number '2' (2xx). Compassvale encompasses the Sengkang Town Centre and Buangkok.
The existing housing estates nearer the Sengkang Town Centre were completed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in 1999 and 2000, while those in Buangkok, many of which are under Build To Order (BTO), are being developed or nearing completion.
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Public Estates in Compassvale- Compassvale South Gate (康埔桦南门) - Block nos. 200-204D
- Compassvale Place/Villa (康埔桦坊) - Block nos. 205A-206
- Compassvale Lane (康埔桦巷) - Block nos. 207A-207D
- Compassvale Vista (康埔桦景) - Block nos. 223A-226D
- Compassvale Court (康埔桦阁) - Block nos. 227A-230
- Compassvale Plains (康埔桦平原) - Block nos. 231A-241A
- Compassvale Haven (康埔桦港) - Block nos. 245-256A
- Compassvale Gardens (康埔桦园) - Block nos. 257-259C
- Compassvale North Gate (康埔桦北门) - Block nos. 260-263
- Compassvale Lodge (康埔桦苑) - Block nos. 290-296C
- Compassvale Green (康埔桦林) - Block nos. 297-299D
<--- my nest!!- Pilot BTO, Compassvale Link - Block nos. 267A-B, 268A-D & 269A-D
- Aspella, Compassvale Link - Block nos. 275A-D & 277A-D
- Atrina, Compassvale Link - Block nos. 272A-D & 273A-D
- Coris 1 & 2, Compassvale Bow & Compassvale Link - Block nos. 264A-F, 265A-E & 266A-C
- Tivela, Sengkang Central - Block nos. 270A & 271A-C
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Private Estates in Compassvale- Beauty Garden
- Compass Heights (堪宝岭) at Compasspoint.
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Fernvale (English - Fernvale / Chinese - 芬维尔 (Pinyin: fēnwéi'ěr))
Fernvale is located between Punggol River and Jalan Kayu. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Fernvale begin with the number '4' (4xx). Fernvale is the newest neighbourhood in Sengkang New Town to be completed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB).
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Public Estates in Fernvale- Coral Spring (N4C1) - Blk nos. 412A-B & 413A-B
- Coral Vale (N4C2) - Blk nos. 408A-C & 409A-B
- Fern Spring (N4C5) - Blk nos. 403A-D, 404A-B & 405A-C
- Fern View (N4C6) - Blk nos. 406A-C & 407A-B
- Fernvale Grove (N4C14) - Blk nos. 436A-D
- Fernvale Court (N4C15) - Blk nos. 438A-B & 439A-C
- Fernvale Vista (N4C7) - Blk nos. 441A-D
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Private Estates in Fernvale- Jalan Kayu Private Estates
- Morning Dew
- Green Springs
- Seletar Springs
- Summer Villas
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Rivervale (English - Rivervale / Chinese - 河谷 (Pinyin: hégǔ))
Rivervale is located between Serangoon River and Compassvale. The house numbers of the public apartment blocks in Rivervale begin with the number '1' (1xx). Rivervale is the first neighbourhood of Sengkang New Town to be built, and many of the existing housing estates in Rivervale were completed by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in as early as 1997.
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Public Estates in Rivervale- Rivervale Court (河谷阁) - Block nos. 101-115
- Rivervale Edge (河谷边缘) - Block nos. 116A-117D
- Rivervale Gardens (河谷园) - Block nos. 119A-119D
- Rivervale Bank (河谷堤) - Block nos. 120-122F
- Rivervale Grove (河谷林) - Block nos. 123A-124D
- Rivervale Plains (河谷平原) - Block nos. 125-141
- Rivervale Place (河谷坊) - Block nos. 142-149
- Rivervale View (河谷景) - Block nos. 157A-161
- Rivervale Gateway (河谷新门) - Block nos. 183A-192C
- Rivervale Haven (河谷港) - Block nos. 193-197
- Pilot BTO - Block nos. 150-156
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Private Estates in Rivervale- Park Green
- Rivervale Crest
- St Anne's Wood
- The Rivervale
** all above info were taken from Wikipedia
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