Yew Tee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yew Tee

English	Yew Tee
Chinese	油池
(Pinyin	Yóuchí)
Malay	Yew Tee
Tamil	இயூடீ

Yew Tee is an area situated in the north-western part of Singapore. It is a sub-division of Choa Chu Kang New Town. Yew Tee is a cluster of Housing and Development Board flats and private condominums, made up of 3 neighbourhoods in Choa Chu Kang New Town. All the apartments are built after 1993. As a relatively new estate, a large proportion of its residents are young families and middle income earners.

Contents 1 Etymology and history 2 Transport 3 Education 4 Parks 5 Politics 6 References

[edit] Etymology and history

Yew Tee is the name of a village off Woodlands Road, which was also given in 1996 to an MRT station serving the area.

Yew Tee means "oil pond" in Teochew. The village was so named because oil was stored there during the Japanese Occupation. The once bustling village used to house more than 300 families, mostly small time farmers who grew vegetables and reared ducks and chickens. Many of the residents moved away when the land began to be developed in the 1980s.

[edit] Transport

Yew Tee has a MRT station, Yew Tee MRT Station, built in 1996 as part of the 16-km Woodlands Extension. The town is served by public buses from the Choa Chu Kang Bus Interchange.

[edit] Education

The schools in Yew Tee include:

• De La Salle School
• Kranji Primary School
• Unity Primary School
• Yew Tee Primary School
• Kranji Secondary School
• Regent Secondary School
• Unity Secondary School

[edit] Parks

There are 3 parks in Yew Tee, namely Limbang Park, Stagmont Park and Yew Tee Park.

[edit] Politics

Yew Tee's current Member of Parliament, Yeo Cheow Tong, is a member of the PAP. Yew Tee is managed by the Hong Kah Town Council.

[edit] References

• Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1

v • d • e Places in Singapore Central Region Aljunied • Alexandra • Ayer Rajah • Balestier Road • Bartley • Bishan • Bugis • Bukit Chandu • Bukit Ho Swee • Bukit Merah • Bukit Timah • Buona Vista • Caldecott Hill • Central Area • Chinatown • Commonwealth • Dhoby Ghaut • Dover • Emerald Hill • Esplanade • Farrer Park • Geylang • HarbourFront • Holland Village • Jalan Besar • Joo Chiat • Kallang • Kampong Glam • Katong • Kent Ridge • Kolam Ayer • Kim Seng • Little India • MacPherson • Marina Bay • Marina Centre • Marina East • Marina South • Marine Parade • Marymount • Mountbatten • Mount Faber • Mount Vernon • Museum • Newton • Novena • One-North • Orchard Road • Outram • Pasir Panjang • Potong Pasir • Rochor • Queenstown • Radin Mas • Raffles Place • River Valley • Shenton Way • Sin Ming • Singapore River • Southern Islands • St. Michael's • Tanjong Pagar • Tanjong Rhu • Tanglin • Telok Ayer • Telok Blangah • Thomson • Tiong Bahru • Toa Payoh • Ubi • Whampoa East Region Bedok • Bedok Reservoir • Chai Chee • Changi • Changi Bay • Changi East • Changi Village • East Coast • Eunos • Kaki Bukit • Kembangan • Pasir Ris (Lorong Halus • Loyang) • Paya Lebar • Siglap • Simei • Tampines • Tanah Merah North Region Admiralty • Central Catchment Nature Reserve • Chong Pang • Kranji • Lim Chu Kang • Mandai • Marsiling • Neo Tiew • Sembawang • Senoko • Simpang • Sungei Kadut • Woodlands • Yishun North-East Region Ang Mo Kio (Planning Area) • Hougang (Defu • Kovan) • Kebun Baru • Lorong Chuan • North-Eastern Islands • Punggol •Punggol Road End) • Seletar • Sengkang (Buangkok • Jalan Kayu ) • Serangoon (Serangoon Gardens • Serangoon North) • Yio Chu Kang West Region Benoi • Boon Lay • Bukit Batok • Bukit Gombak • Bukit Panjang • Choa Chu Kang • Clementi • Gul • Hillview • Joo Koon • Jurong (Jurong East • Jurong West) • Murai • Nanyang • Pandan Gardens • Pasir Laba • Pioneer • Sarimbun • Taman Jurong • Teban Gardens • Tengah • Toh Tuck • Tuas • West Coast • Western Islands • Western Water Catchment • Yew Tee