Yio Chu Kang

{{Refimprove|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Yio Chu Kang | translit_lang1 = Name | translit_lang1_type1 = Chinese | translit_lang1_info1 = {{Lang|zh-hans|杨厝港}} {{font|size=70%|(Simplified)}}<br>{{Lang|zh-hant|楊厝港}} {{font|size=70%|(Traditional)}}<br>''Yángcuògǎng'' {{font|size=70%|(Pinyin)}}<br>''Iôⁿ-chhù-káng'' {{font|size=70%|(Hokkien POJ)}} | translit_lang1_type2 = Malay | translit_lang1_info2 = {{lang|ms|Yio Chu Kang}} | translit_lang1_type3 = Tamil | translit_lang1_info3 = {{lang|ta|இயோ சூ காங்}} <br>''Iyō cū kāṅ'' {{font|size=70%|(Transliteration)}} | image_skyline = Ns15 Yio Chu Kang 2.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Yio Chu Kang MRT station | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Yio Chu Kang within Singapore | coordinates = {{Coord|01|22|52|N|103|50|39|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Singapore | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_total_km2 = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | blank_name_sec1 = | blank_info_sec1 = | blank1_name_sec1 = | blank1_info_sec1 = | blank2_name_sec1 = | blank2_info_sec1 = | official_name = | settlement_type = Subzone of Ang Mo Kio Planning Area }} '''Yio Chu Kang''' ({{IPAc-en|ipa|ˌ|j|oʊ|_|ˌ|tʃ|uː|_|ˈ|k|ɑː|ŋ}} {{respell|YOH|_|CHOO|_|KAHNG}}), alternatively spelt as '''Yeo Chu Kang''', is a sub-urban area in the northeast of Singapore, with proximity to the Ang Mo Kio, Lentor, Seletar and Sengkang areas. Deriving its name from the Yio Chu Kang Village, it is still known for lush greenery and low-density housing with high-rise public housing in its southern fringes.

==Background == The name Yio Chu Kang, similar to Choa Chu Kang and Lim Chu Kang, derives from the term "chu kang" (厝港, Teochew: cu3 gang2), meaning "back port". A chu kang was a settlement in backwater parts of rivers in Singapore which served as a port to ship out agricultural products, mainly gambier and pepper, grown on adjacent plantations under the Kangchu economic system in 19th century Johor and Singapore.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Trocki |first=Carl A. |title=Opium and Empire: Chinese Society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910 |date=2019 |publisher=Cornell University Press |isbn=978-1-5017-4635-2 |series=Asia East by South |location=Ithaca |pages=25}}</ref>

==Educational institutions==

===Primary schools=== *Anderson Primary School

===Secondary schools=== *Presbyterian High School *Yio Chu Kang Secondary School

===Tertiary Institutions=== *Nanyang Polytechnic *Anderson Serangoon Junior College *ITE College Central

==Other amenities== *Yio Chu Kang Stadium *[https://www.chushengtemple.com/ Chu Sheng Temple] *Swee Kow Kuan Temple *[https://www.pa.gov.sg/cc-details/yio-chu-kang-community-club/ Yio Chu Kang Community Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514194142/https://www.pa.gov.sg/cc-details/yio-chu-kang-community-club/ |date=2024-05-14 }}

==Transportation== Situated at the northern portion of Ang Mo Kio, Yio Chu Kang is served by bus services originating from Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange, Seletar Bus Depot, Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange and Yishun (85x services). Yio Chu Kang MRT station of the North–South Line also serves the area, providing residents a direct link to the relatively distant Central Area.

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Places in Singapore Category:Ang Mo Kio