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Mandai

Planning Area in North Region ----, Singapore

Mandai
Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Mandai (Rumi) منداي‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	万礼 (Simplified) 萬禮 (Traditional) Wànlǐ (Pinyin) Bān-lé (Hokkien POJ)
• Tamil	மண்டாய் Maṇṭāy (Transliteration)
From top left to right: Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium, River Safari, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Upper Seletar Reservoir
Location of Mandai in Singapore
Mandai Location of Mandai within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°24′42″N 103°47′11″E / 1.41167°N 103.78639°E / 1.41167; 103.78639
Country	Singapore
Region	North Region
CDC	North West CDC
Town council	Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council Nee Soon Town Council
Constituency	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Nee Soon GRC
Government
• Mayor	North West CDC Alex Yam
• Members of Parliament	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Hany Soh Nee Soon GRC K. Shanmugam
Area [1]
• Total	11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
• Rank	23rd
Population  (2018)[1][2]
• Total	2,090
• Rank	35th
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Rank	37th
Demonym	Official Mandai resident
Postal district	25

Mandai is a planning area located in the North Region of Singapore, famously known for being the access point for the Mandai Wildlife Reserve which includes the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild.

The Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium, the largest crematorium and columbarium in Singapore, is also located in Mandai planning area. Other features include the Sembawang Hot Springs and Sembawang Golf Course.

Etymology and history[edit]

Mandai Road was cut in 1855. The name Mandai appears in the Franklin and Jackson Plan of Singapore (1828) as a river indicated as "R. Mandi". There was also a reference of a hill called Bukit Mandai which appears as “Bt. Mandai” in the olden maps. The name is said to come from a Malay tree called "pokok Mandai". Others suggest that “Mandai” might be a corruption of mandi, meaning “bathe” in Malay, as the river could have been used for this purpose.^[3]

Military training[edit]

Parts of Mandai are commonly used as military training areas as there is undeveloped land there. The following locations are used as training areas: Kwok Min, Asrama/Ulu Sembawang, Mandai Bumbong, Gali Batu and Mandai Central. Mandai Camp and Mandai West Camp are in Gali Batu, while Mandai Hill Camp and a live firing range are in Kwok Min. Mandai is also the location of Chong Pang Camp and the Sembawang Air Base.

Because of the massive makeover with the new bird park and rainforest park, all the military training areas (except Sembawang Air Base and Chong Pang Camp) will soon be moved to Lim Chu Kang and Pulau Tekong; and will be progressively cleared by 2023. MINDEF will release all the Mandai training areas for redevelopment.

Transportation[edit]

Apart from Mandai Road, the Mass Rapid Transit system's Mandai Depot, which will be used for the Thomson–East Coast line, is located in Mandai.

References[edit]

• Victor R. Savage; Brenda S. A. Yeoh (2004), Toponymics: A Study of Singapore Street Names, Singapore: Eastern University Press, ISBN 978-981-210-364-2.

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