Newton, Singapore

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Newton
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   Chinese 纽顿
   Pinyin Niǔdùn
   Malay Newton
   Tamil நியூட்டன்
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From top left to right: The Istana, Environment Building, Newton Food Centre, Newton Circus, Scotts Road, Emerald Hill
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Location in Central Region
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Newton
Location of Newton within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°18′25.8″N103°50′13.2″E / 1.307167°N 103.837000°E / 1.307167; 103.837000
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Region Central Region
CDC
Town council
  • Tanjong Pagar Town Council
Constituency
DGP exhibited
PA incorporated
  • 22 January 1999 [1]
Government
  MayorCentral Singapore CDC
  Members of ParliamentTanjong Pagar GRC
Area
[2]
  Total
2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
  Rank46th
Population
 (2024) [2] [3]
  Total
8,030
  Rank31st
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
   Rank29th
Demonym Official
  • Newton resident
Postal district
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Newton is a town that is located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area is bounded by the following planning areas - Orchard and Museum to the south, Tanglin to the west, Novena to the north, Kallang to the northeast and Rochor to the east.

Contents

Occupying an area north of the renowned Orchard Road shopping belt, the territory of Newton Planning Area includes the grounds of The Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. It is split into six subzones; Cairnhill, Goodwood Park, Istana Negara, Monk's Hill, Newton Circus and Orange Grove. Newton's namesake, Newton Road, however, is located within Novena Planning Area, and starts at Newton Circus in the south and ends at the junction with Thomson Road in the north.

Etymology and history

Originally Syed Ali Road, Newton Road was renamed in 1914 after Alfred Howard Vincent Newton (died 1897), the Assistant Municipal Engineer in late nineteenth century Singapore [4] in order to avoid confusion with Syed Alwi Road.

In 1933, Newton Circus, a 40-foot (12 m) wide circular carriageway, was constructed for gyratory traffic according to a Singapore Improvement Trust layout at the focus of a number of converging roads, including Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road, Newton Road, Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Bukit Timah Road, Clemenceau Avenue and Scotts Road. As eight roads converge on the Circus, the Tamils used to call Newton ethumuchandi, or "the eight junction place".

Newton Circus has become the site of a major hawker centre, Newton Food Centre.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Singapore Infopedia – Development guide plan". National Library Board.
  2. 1 2 Newton (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location
  3. "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - Latest Data" . Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  4. "Alfred Howard Vincent Newton - Graces Guide".
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Newton Road, Singapore
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Newton Circus