Bukit Merah: Geography

24 June 2004

[1st Edition: June 2004]
[6th Edition: December 2023]

Geography
Bukit Merah District is located approximately 4km west of the City in the Central West Sub-Region, West Region.

Bukit Merah District is bounded by Jong Fairway, West Keppel Fairway, the western perimeter of Labrador Park, Labrador Villa Road, Alexandra Road and Tanglin Road to the west; Jervois Lane, Prince Charles Square, Prince Charles Crescent and Alexandra Canal to the north; Kim Seng Road, Havelock Road, Zion Road, Seng Poh Road, Outram Road, Central Expressway (CTE), Jalan Bukit Merah, Kampong Bahru Road, Telok Blangah Road, Brani Causeway, Selat Sengkir and the East Keppel Fairway to the east; and the Straits of Singapore to the south.

Bukit Merah District covers an area of approximately 1,643 hectares, ranking 15th among the 27 districts. Bukit Merah District housed an estimated population of 196,607 residents as of June 2017, ranking 11th among the 27 districts. Bukit Merah District has a population density of 11,965/km².

[Singapore Map: Town]

Division
Bukit Merah District comprises 1 New Town (Telok Blangah New Town), 4 Estates (Redhill Estate, Tiong Bahru Estate, Bukit Ho Swee Estate and Alexandra Estate) and 1 Sub-District (Southern Islands Sub-District).

Telok Blangah New Town is divided into 12 neighbourhoods, namely Telok Blangah Neighbourhood 1, Telok Blangah Neighbourhood 2, Telok Blangah Neighbourhood 3, Telok Blangah Neighbourhood 4, Bukit Merah Town Centre, Bukit Purmei, Mount Faber, Pender Road, Gillman Village, Harbourfront, Bukit Chermin and Labrador Park.

Redhill Estate contains 7 neighbourhoods, namely Brickworks, Redhill Balance, Redhill, Henderson, Bukit Merah View, Redhill / Henderson and Redhill Industrial.

Tiong Bahru Estate contains 3 neighbourhoods, namely Tiong Bahru, Kampong Tiong Bahru and Membina.

Bukit Ho Swee Estate contains 3 neighbourhoods, namely Bukit Ho Swee, Havelock and Covent Garden / Delta.

Alexandra Estate contains 3 neighbourhoods, namely Alexandra North, Alexandra Industrial and Alexandra Village.

Southern Islands Sub-District contains 8 neighbourhoods, namely Sentosa Waterfront, Siloso Point, Mount Imbiah, Sentosa Beach, Bukit Manis, Mount Serapong, Sentosa Cove and Southern Islands. In total, Southern Islands Sub-District contains 10 offshore islands (Keppel Island, Sentosa, Pulau Palawan, Pulau Tekukor, Pulau Seringat, Kusu Island, Lazarus Island, St John's Island and Sisters' Islands).

In total, Bukit Merah District is sub-divided into 36 neighbourhoods.

[Town Map: Neighbourhood]

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