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Bukit Batok (IPA: / ˈ b ʊ k ɪ t ˌ b ɑː t oʊ k / BUUK-it BAH-tohk), often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore. Bukit Batok statistically ranks in as the 25th largest, the 10th most populous and the 9th most densely populated planning ...
The former stairs and memorial plaque (set in the centre) at Bukit Batok Hill, Singapore. The Bukit Batok Memorial is located on top of the tranquil Bukit Batok Hill upon which once stood two war memorials built by Australian POWs to commemorate the war dead of the Japanese and the Allies who fought during the decisive Battle of Bukit Timah in Singapore during the Second World War.
The name of the area, Bukit Batok, which means "coughing hills", was derived from the sounds of quarrying activities. The Little Guilin is located within Bukit Batok Town Park When the extraction of granite below sea level began to pose a threat to the local ecology, the government decided to close down the quarries in Bukit Batok and began ...
Bukit Batok Nature Park is a 36-hectare (89-acre) urban park in Bukit Batok, Singapore. It is situated near Bukit Batok East Avenue 2, Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, and Lorong Sesuai. It is situated near Bukit Batok East Avenue 2, Bukit Batok East Avenue 6, and Lorong Sesuai.
Hillview is set amongst greenery encircled by the woodlands of Bukit Gombak to the west, Bukit Batok Nature Park to the south and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to the east. Near it are several other nature parks, such as Hindhede Nature Park, Dairy Farm Nature Park, Chestnut Nature Park, and Rifle Range Nature Park.
It is located at Upper Bukit Timah Road along the boundary of the Bukit Panjang and Bukit Batok planning areas, within the Northern District of Singapore. Established in 1845, Saint Joseph's Church is the second oldest church in Singapore, after the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd , and is also the last remaining Catholic church to feature a ...
It is part of the Bukit Batok constituency since 2015. Along with their neighbouring Bukit Batok East, Yuhua and Hong Kah (Jurong East/West), it was one of the founding constituencies for Jurong GRC in 2001.
In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Bukit Timah, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency. [ 1 ] In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong , resigned for personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat. [ 2 ]