Seletar

Seletar
Planning Area and Regional Centre
Other transcription(s)
• Malay	Seletar (Rumi) سلتار‎ (Jawi)
• Chinese	实里达 (Simplified) 實里達 (Traditional) Shílǐdá (Pinyin) Si̍t-lí-ta̍t (Hokkien POJ)
• Tamil	சிலேத்தார் Cilēttār (Transliteration)
Location of Seletar in Singapore
Seletar Location of Seletar within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°24′19.2″N 103°51′58.6″E / 1.405333°N 103.866278°E / 1.405333; 103.866278
Country	Singapore
Region	North-East Region
CDC	Central Singapore CDC
Town council	Ang Mo Kio Town Council
Constituency	Ang Mo Kio GRC
Government
• Mayor	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua
• Members of Parliament	Ang Mo Kio GRC Ng Ling Ling
Area [1]
• Total	10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi)
• Residential	7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population  (2018)[1][2]
• Total	250
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Demonym	Official Seletar resident
Postal district	28

Seletar (/səˈliːtɑːr/ sə-LEE-tar) is an area located in the north-east of Singapore. Its name can also refer to the Seletar Planning Area (as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority), situated in the North-East Region of Singapore. The place name was derived from the Malay subgroup who were indigenous to the area, the Orang Seletar. It shares boundaries with the planning areas of Sengkang to the south, Punggol to the east, Yishun and Simpang to the west, as well as the Straits of Johor to the north.

Formerly Royal Air Force Station Seletar Royal Air Force military airfield site, the area now houses a new S$60 million Seletar Aerospace Park that spans 140 hectares. The aerospace park houses industries specialising in aircraft maintenance and repair services.^[3][4] There are future plans to transform Seletar into one of the Singapore's regional centres, along with Jurong East, Tampines and Woodlands. Once the transformation is complete, Seletar will be known as the only regional centre without a single MRT line passing through it, unlike its other regional rivals who have multiple MRT lines. The recent introduction of newer residential property and retail malls, most notably Greenwich V and Seletar Mall,^[5] Parc Botannia at Fernvale, Luxus Hill, Belgravia Ace^[6] and Parc Greenwich has served well in rejuvenating the Seletar area, with further plans to increase BTO flats supply in the area serve to create additional housing options for people working in the Aerospace Park.