Tengah, Singapore
Tengah | |
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Planning area and town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Malay | Tengah (Rumi) |
| • Chinese | 登加 Dēngjiā (Pinyin) Teng-ka (Hokkien POJ) |
| • Tamil | தெங்கா Teṅkā (Transliteration) |
From top, left to right: Plantation Farmway, Pioneer Primary School, HDB blocks along Tengah Drive, Tengah Plantation MRT station and surrounding HDB blocks, Plantation Crescent | |
Location of Tengah in Singapore | |
| Region | West Region
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | South West CDC
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| • Members of Parliament | Chua Chu Kang GRC |
| Area | |
• Total | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 22,960 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,500/sq mi) |
| Postal district | 24 |
| Postal sector | 69 |
Tengah (IPA: /ˈtəŋɑː/ TUHNG-ah) is a planning area and new town located within the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by Choa Chu Kang to the northeast, Jurong East and Jurong West to the south, Bukit Batok to the east, and the Western Water Catchment to its west and north. Formerly a military restricted area, Tengah is currently being redeveloped for new housing developments, making it Singapore's most recent Housing and Development Board (HDB) town since the development of Punggol in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In 2016, HDB officially unveiled the official plans for Tengah with an official master plan and blueprint for the town. This followed the demilitarisation of the former military training area, leading to the launch of the first estate, Plantation Grove, in November 2018. The town is designed to be divided into various residential districts, namely Plantation, Park, Garden, Market Place, Forest Hill, and Brickland.
Located in the western parts of Singapore, Tengah lies east of Jurong Innovation District and north of Jurong Lake District, two new industrial and business developments. These surrounding areas are planned as a new decentralised business district intended to support regional growth and employment beyond the Central Area.