Bukit Timah: Geography

25 June 2004

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

Geography
Bukit Timah District is located approximately 5km northwest of the City in the Central West Sub-Region, West Region.

Bukit Timah District is bounded by Dairy Farm Road to the north; Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), the eastern perimeter of Bukit Timah Satellite Earth Station, Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Sime Road, Adam Road, Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Whitley Road (PIE) and Malcolm Road to the northeast; Mount Rosie Road, Chancery Lane, Balmoral Road, Anderson Road, Orange Grove Road, Tanglin Road, Grange Road, Hoot Kiam Road and Zion Road to the east; Alexandra Canal, Prince Charles Crescent, Prince Charles Square, Jervois Lane, Tanglin Road, Kay Siang Road, Margaret Drive, the northern perimeter of developments along Margaret Drive and Jalan Penjara, the eastern perimeter of Ridout Tea Garden, the northern perimeter of Esso Queensway petrol kiosk, the northern perimeter of Commonwealth Crescent precinct, the back alley of Taman Warna and Jalan Hitam Manis, the back alley of Lorong Mambong and Lorong Liput, Lorong Mambong, Holland Road, North Buona Vista Road, Rail Corridor, the northern and western perimeter of the former Raffles Junior College campus, the eastern perimeter of 91 – 99 Grove Drive and Sungei Ulu Pandan to the south; Clementi Road, Ulu Pandan Road, Holland Road, Rail Corridor, the northern perimeter of Clementi Forest, Clementi Road, Upper Bukit Timah Road, Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Toh Tuck Avenue, Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, Bukit Batok Street 25, Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, Old Jurong Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road to the west.

Bukit Timah District covers an area of approximately 3,048 hectares, ranking 7th among the 27 districts. Bukit Timah District housed an estimated population of 172,928 residents as of June 2017, ranking 14th among the 27 districts. Bukit Timah District has a population density of 5,673/km².

[Singapore Map: Town]

Division
Bukit Timah District comprises 3 Sub-Districts (Bukit Timah Sub-District, Holland Sub-District and Tanglin Sub-District).

Bukit Timah Sub-District contains 23 neighbourhoods, namely Dairy Farm Nature Park, Fuyong, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Rifle Range, Hindhede, Anak Bukit, Jurong Kechil, Toh Yi, King Albert Park, Mayfair Park, Chantek, Sixth Avenue, Bukit Timah Turf Club, Hillcrest, Orchid Village, Watten, Coronation, Adam, Dunearn, Barker, Malcolm, Arcadia and Sime Road.

Holland Sub-District contains 8 neighbourhoods, namely Greenleaf, Jelita, Pandan Valley, Holland Village, Holland Park, Leedon Park, Coronation West and Queen Astrid Park.

Tanglin Sub-District contains 16 neighbourhoods, namely Farrer, Woollerton, Sommerville, Tyersall, Botanic Gardens, Tanglin Village, Ridout, Kay Siang, Ridley, Chartsworth, Grange, Napier, Nassim, Orange Grove, Dalvey and Stevens.

In total, Bukit Timah District is sub-divided into 47 neighbourhoods.

[Town Map: Neighbourhood]

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