# Yio Chu Kang

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'''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](/source/Singapore), with proximity to the [Ang Mo Kio](/source/Ang_Mo_Kio), [Lentor](/source/Lentor), [Seletar](/source/Seletar) and [Sengkang](/source/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](/source/Choa_Chu_Kang) and [Lim Chu Kang](/source/Lim_Chu_Kang), derives from the term "chu kang" (厝港, [Teochew](/source/Teochew_Romanization): 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](/source/Gambier_(extract)) and [pepper](/source/Black_pepper), grown on adjacent plantations under the [Kangchu economic system](/source/Kangchu_system) in 19th century [Johor](/source/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](/source/Presbyterian_High_School)
*[Yio Chu Kang Secondary School](/source/Yio_Chu_Kang_Secondary_School)

===Tertiary Institutions===
*[Nanyang Polytechnic](/source/Nanyang_Polytechnic)
*[Anderson Serangoon Junior College](/source/Anderson_Serangoon_Junior_College)
*[ITE College Central](/source/ITE_College_Central)

==Other amenities==
*[Yio Chu Kang Stadium](/source/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](/source/Ang_Mo_Kio), Yio Chu Kang is served by bus services originating from [Yio Chu Kang Bus Interchange](/source/Yio_Chu_Kang_Bus_Interchange), Seletar Bus Depot, [Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange](/source/Ang_Mo_Kio_Bus_Interchange) and Yishun (85x services). [Yio Chu Kang MRT station](/source/Yio_Chu_Kang_MRT_station) of the [North–South Line](/source/North%E2%80%93South_Line_(Singapore)) also serves the area, providing residents a direct link to the relatively distant [Central Area](/source/Central_Area%2C_Singapore).

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Places in Singapore
Category:Ang Mo Kio

== See also ==
*[Yio Chu Kang Single Member Constituency](/source/Yio_Chu_Kang_Single_Member_Constituency)
* [List of Kangchu system placename etymologies](/source/List_of_Kangchu_system_placename_etymologies)

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