Bukit Panjang is a suburban area situated in the Central North-Western part of Singapore. The Bukit Panjang Planning Area, located in the West Region, encompasses the Housing Development Board’s housing estate of Bukit Panjang New Town and the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve.
Bukit in the Malay Language means “hill” and Panjang means “long”. Bukit Panjang literally means “long hill” which gets its name from the long range of high hills which ends in Bukit Timah to the south.At the height of the movement to change place names in Singapore to Mandarin ones using hanyu pinyin romanization, the new town to be built in the area was initially known as Zhenghua (正华), along with Yishun (义顺) for Nee Soon, and Zhujiao market for tek kha (竹脚) market in Kandang Kerbau. The trading of old dialect names which have gained common currency for unfamiliar, Mandarin ones was not well-received by the public, and Bukit Panjang was quickly reinstated. However, the name Zhenghua is preserved in the name of the flyover between Bukit Panjang Road and the Bukit Timah Expressway as well as the Zhenghua Park.
Education
Primary Schools
Beacon Primary School
Bukit Panjang Primary School
Greenridge Primary School
West View Primary School
Zhenghua Primary School
Secondary Schools
Assumption English School
Chestnut Drive Secondary School
Fajar Secondary School
Greenridge Secondary School
West Spring Secondary School
Zhenghua Secondary School
Community centres
Zhenghua Community Centre
Bukit Panjang Community Centre
Transport
In addition of Bukit Panjang LRT Station, the Bukit Panjang Interchange, also near that station, is of moderate size and wholly used by SMRT Buses, part of SMRT Corporation. In 2015, Bukit Panjang MRT Station will be opened near Ten Mile Junction.
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