Yishun New Town
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Yishun New Town
Total area: 8.10 km²
Residential area: 4.45 km²
Dwelling units: 46,613
Projected ultimate: 84,000
Population: 162,900


Yishun New Town is a housing estate in the north of Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. The Lower Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir
Lower Seletar Reservoir is a reservoir located in the northeastern part of Singapore, to the east of Yishun New Town. The reservoir has a surface area of 3.6 km², and a capacity of 9.5 million m³. The mean depth of the reservoir is 2 m, with a maximum depth of 5.5 m...

 is found there.

Shopping centres in Yishun include Northpoint Shopping Centre
Northpoint Shopping Centre
Northpoint Shopping Centre is the first major suburban shopping mall in Singapore, and was opened in November/December 1992.Northpoint is conveniently located opposite the Yishun MRT Station and next to the Yishun bus interchange. It completed asset enhancement works in early 2010 to refresh the...

, which is situated next to Yishun MRT Station
Yishun MRT Station
Yishun MRT Station is a Mass Rapid Transit station in Singapore, built above ground level. It is the northernmost of 2 stations serving Yishun New Town and is part of the North South Line. This used to be the terminus of the line until the Woodlands extension was completed which connects the...

 (NS13) and Yishun Bus Interchange
Yishun Bus Interchange
Yishun Bus Interchange is located in northern Singapore, across Yishun Avenue 2 from Yishun MRT Station and it is operated by SMRT Corporation. This existing bus interchange will be demolished to make way for a new airconditioned bus interchange that is integrated with a new shopping mall and...

.

There is a country club situated at Yishun near Yishun Ave 4, SAFRA Yishun Country Club with good club facilities and a range of F&B outlets. There is also a Child Care Centre within the club NurtureStars Child Care Centre that would be commencing operations on 2 Dec 2010.
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