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Singapore District Guide
District 28 - Seletar, Yio Chu KangComprising
of Seletar and part of Yio Chu Kang of District 26, District 28 is a historical and residential area that holds many heritage
and cultural stories. The British naval and air bases used to be located here. In the future, the Seletar Aerospace Park will
be built to serve Singapore’s aviation industries.
Introduction/History
Seletar
Home
to Singapore landmarks such as the British naval and air bases, the Upper Seletar Reservoir and the future Seletar Aerospace
Park, Seletar is named after the native coastal dwellers who lived at the edge of the Johor Straits and the mouth of Seletar
River. From Seletar, the people migrated to Sungai Pulai in southwest Johor subsequently. Seletar in Chinese means “koon
kung” or naval base. In 1927 construction of the Seletar Air Base was started and it was completed in 1929. Used as
an air base for international airlines like KNILM, KLM, Qantas, Empire Airways and British Imperial Airways for 9 years, it
is now used as an aviation training centre for aspiring pilots of the Singapore Youth Flying Club.
Yio Chu
Kang
A residential precinct rich with Singaporean history, it was a place full of gambier and pepper plantations.
Amid the foliage of the nearby parks and playgrounds, the residential area contains both low density housing and high-rise
apartments.
Amenities/Facilities
At Seletar, one can never be bored with the never-ending
assortment of activities available here.
For recreation, here are a number of places to visit:
- Lower Seletar Reservoir
- Lower Seletar Reservoir Park
- Upper Seletar Reservoir
- Seletar Base Golf Course
- Seletar Country Club Golf Course
The proposed Seletar
Aerospace Park will be a centre for Singapore’s aviation industry.
Find peace of mind at the Himalayan Centre
for Yoga Meditation at Yio Chu Kang or pay a visit to the disabled at the 12 branches of MINDS (Movement for the Intellectually
Disabled of Singapore).
Transportation
This district is served by the Yio Chu Kang MRT
Station and Bus Interchange.
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