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'{{Blacklisted-links|1= *http://archive.is/Jlq1V *:''Triggered by <code>\barchive\.is\b</code> on the local blacklist''|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Clementi | settlement_type = [[New towns and estates of Singapore|New Town]] | translit_lang1 = Other | translit_lang1_type1 = [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]] | translit_lang1_info1 = 金文泰 | translit_lang1_type2 = [[Pinyin]] | translit_lang1_info2 = Jīn Wén Tài | translit_lang1_type3 = [[Malay language|Malay]] | translit_lang1_info3 = Clementi | translit_lang1_type4 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | translit_lang1_info4 = கிளிமெண்டி | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | photo1a = Clementi View.jpg | photo2a = Clementitown.JPG | photo2b = Nan Hua High School Present Campus (2).jpg | photo3a = Jurong KTMB railway line.jpg | photo3b = Clementi mosque and HDB blocks 20060315.JPG | photo3c = ClementiMRT.JPG | size = 280 | spacing = 2 | color = transparent | border = 0 }} | image_caption = From top left to right: Aerial panorama of Clementi, Clementi Town Centre, [[Nan Hua High School]], Jurong Branch Line of the former [[Keretapi Tanah Melayu]] railway line in Singapore, Darussalam Mosque, [[Clementi MRT Station]] | pushpin_map = Singapore | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Clementi within Singapore | latd = 1 | latm = 18 | lats = 58.25 | longd = 103 | longm = 45 | longs = 53.78 | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Singapore}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = [[West Region, Singapore|West Region]] ----- | subdivision_type2 = [[Community Development Council|CDCs]] | subdivision_name2 = * [[North West Community Development Council|North West CDC]] * [[South West Community Development Council|South West CDC]] | subdivision_type3 = Town councils | subdivision_name3 = * Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council * Jurong-Clementi Town Council * West Coast Town Council | subdivision_type4 = [[Constituencies of Singapore|Constituencies]] | subdivision_name4 = * [[Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency|Holland-Bukit Timah GRC]] * [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]] * [[West Coast Group Representation Constituency|West Coast GRC]] | leader_title = Mayors | leader_name = '''North West CDC''' * [[Teo Ho Pin]] '''South West CDC''' * [[Low Yen Ling]] ----- | leader_title1 = Members of Parliament | leader_name1 = '''Holland-Bukit Timah GRC''' {{Bulleted list|list_style=line-height: inherit; | [[Christopher de Souza]] | [[Sim Ann]] }} '''Jurong GRC''' * [[Tan Wu Meng]] '''West Coast GRC''' * [[S. Iswaran]] | area_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation>[http://www.citypopulation.de/php/singapore-admin.php?adm1id=505 City Population - statistics, maps and charts | Clementi]</ref><ref name=HDBstatistics>[http://www10.hdb.gov.sg/ebook/ar2015/html5/index.html?opf=tablet/Key%20Statistics.xml&launchpage=http://www10.hdb.gov.sg/ebook/ar2015/key-statistics.html HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015]</ref> | area_total_km2 = 9.49 | area_blank1_title = Residential | area_blank1_km2 = 2.03 | population_as_of = 2015 | population_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation/><ref name=HDBstatistics/> | population_total = 91,630 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = '''Official''' * Clementi resident '''Informal''' * Clementian * Clementier * Clementine | postal_code_type = Postal districts | postal_code = 5, 21 | blank_name_sec1 = Dwelling units | blank_info_sec1 = 25,480 | blank1_name_sec1 = Projected ultimate | blank1_info_sec1 = 39,000 }} '''Clementi''' ({{zh|s=金文泰}}, {{lang-ta|கிளிமெண்டி}}), also known as '''Clementi New Town''', is a [[Planning Areas of Singapore|planning area]] and [[New towns and estates of Singapore|residential town]] located at the easternmost fringe of the [[West Region, Singapore|West Region]] of [[Singapore]]. The town borders [[Bukit Batok]] to the north, [[Bukit Timah]] to the north-east, [[Queenstown, Singapore|Queenstown]] to the east and [[Jurong East]] to the west. ==Etymology== [[File:Bust of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore - 20141101-01.JPG|thumb|A bust of Sir [[Cecil Clementi Smith]], after whom Clementi was named, in [[Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall|Victoria Concert Hall]]]] "Clementi" derived its name from 'Clementi Road', the main traffic route that still runs into the district to this day. It was once known as 'Reformatory Road' until 1947, when the Singapore Rural Board discussed renaming the road. Their original intention was to name it after [[Hugh Clifford|Sir Hugh Clifford]], but eventually the board decided to give this honour to the late [[Cecil Clementi Smith|Sir Cecil Clementi Smith]], who was the first [[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaya|British High Commissioner]] in the [[Straits Settlements]].<ref name=":0" /> The governor was an accomplished Chinese scholar. Among his achievements during his stint in office were laws brought into force to control [[Secret societies in Singapore|secret societies]] in Singapore. Having been a popular governor, the [[Chinese Singaporean|Chinese community]] petitioned for his continuation in the post when he left Singapore in 1893. ==History== The present area occupying Clementi Avenue 1 used to be known as 'Sussex Estate', named after the historic [[historic counties of England|county]] of [[Sussex]] in England. It was developed in the mid-1950s to house the families of British senior non-commissioned officers. When Clementi underwent a major transformation beginning in 1975, Sussex Estate was the only pre-development feature that was retained. It was demolished in 1997. Most of the area currently occupied by Clementi New Town today was once a military installation called 'Colombo Camp'. It is not known when the camp came into existence, however what is known is that the Singapore Guard Regiment, formed in 1948, stationed its troops there. When the regiment disbanded in November 1971, the camp was left to stand for another four more years before it was demolished in 1975. Clementi New Town was subsequently developed between 1975 and 1979 on the plot of land that was once occupied by the camp. Planned as a self-sufficient residential town with a range of facilities and services, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) began clearing the area in 1974 and affected villagers were resettled. An iconic landmark at Clementi is the steel truss railway bridge crossing Sungei Ulu Pandan. It was once part of the Jurong [[Keretapi Tanah Melayu|KTMB]] Railway Line which was constructed to facilitate the transportation of manufactured products from [[Jurong]] to [[Malaysia]], and raw materials from Malaysia to the industrial estate at Jurong. Construction of the railway began in 1963, and the first train ran in 1966. The Jurong section of the railway remained in use for the next four decades until its closure in the early 1990s. Today, the disused trackccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc continues to attract much interest from the public, especially people with a taste for history, nature and photography. ==Geography== Clementi's arterial road, Clementi Road, runs for some 5 kilometres, from the vicinity around [[Bukit Timah]], at Jalan Anak Bukit, to the [[West Coast Highway (Singapore)|West Coast Highway]], but the geographical entity of Clementi is generally regarded as the area dominated by HDB [[Apartment|flats]] around [[Commonwealth, Singapore|Commonwealth Avenue West]] and the [[Clementi MRT Station]]. Besides Clementi Road, the two other arterial roads that serve the new town are the Ayer Rajah Expressway and the West Coast Highway.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Clementi New Town {{!}} Infopedia|url = http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_215_2005-01-23.html|website = eresources.nlb.gov.sg|accessdate = 2015-12-16}}</ref> The primary residential district in Clementi is Clementi New Town and forms a large bulk of its residents and identity. The area also consists of many landed properties, especially in the West of the area. The boundaries of Clementi New Town are Sunset Way Estate to the North, Clementi Road to the East, West Coast Highway to the South, and Clementi Avenue 6 to the West. ===Neighbourhoods=== There are 4 constituencies in the town, and 7 neighbourhoods (N1 to N7) within the Clementi vicinity. <ref>[http://citypost.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pdf_Clementi.pdf citypost.sg - HDB Statistics for Clementi Estate]</ref> Most of the neighbourhoods are centralised or aligned along their respective neighbourhood centres, where most of the commercial activities are conducted, other than Clementi Town Centre. ==Politics== Clementi was last an independent political constituency in the [[Singaporean general election, 1984|1984 general election]]. Clementi now comes under the [[West Coast GRC]] (West Coast ward), [[Jurong GRC]] (Clementi ward) and [[Holland-Bukit Timah GRC]] (Ulu Pandan & Bukit Timah wards). West Coast GRC is led by [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]], [[Lim Hng Kiang]]. The constituency first faced a challenge from the [[Workers' Party of Singapore|Workers' Party]] in the [[Singapore general election, 1997|1997 general election]]. Since then, the constituency has received walkovers in both the [[Singapore general election, 2001|2001]] and [[Singapore general election, 2006|2006 general elections]]. In the [[Singaporean general election, 2011|2011 general election]], the [[People's Action Party|PAP]] slate for five-member West Coast GRC, comprising [[Lim Hng Kiang]], [[S. Iswaran]], [[Arthur Fong]], [[Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai]] and [[Foo Mee Har]], faced a contest against the [[Reform Party (Singapore)|Reform Party]] led by [[Kenneth Jeyaretnam]]. Clementi was drawn into Jurong GRC after the electoral boundaries changed as a result of the [[Singapore general election, 2015|2015 general elections]]. The PAP-[[Jurong GRC]] team won 79.28% of the votes in that election. Dr Tan Wu Meng currently represents the Clementi division after winning a seat in the 2015 General Elections. Currently, West Coast Town Council office is still being occupied in this very location at the Clementi Mall, but it is now meant for residents in Dover, Ayer Rajah and West Coast. ==Amenities== Unlike many neighbourhoods in Singapore, Clementi originally did not have any shopping centre in its central vicinity. However, there is a wide range of retail shops, [[Hawker (trade)|hawker]] food stalls and [[Wet market|wet markets]]. The Commonwealth Cinema on the south side of Clementi MRT station was demolished in 2008 and rebuilt into a 4-storey shopping mall, now named, 'CityVibe'. The former [[WE Cinemas|Eng Wah]]'s Empress Entertainment Centre Cineplex has also been rebuilt and reopened as '321 Clementi' in March 2015. Further from the town centre, a shopping complex, [[West Coast Plaza]], serves the upmarket residents of the condominiums along West Coast Road. The shopping mall has many restaurants and houses a variety of small stalls selling fashion accessories and handicrafts. Towards [[Pasir Panjang]], there is also the stretch of mostly 24-hours eateries. [[National University of Singapore]] students frequent these popular late-night eating spots. The [[Clementi Police Division|Singapore Police 'D' Divisional Headquarters]] is located at Clementi Avenue 5, while the Clementi Neighbourhood Police Post is situated at Clementi Avenue 3. Clementi Fire Station is located off Commonwealth Avenue West. Clementi [[Polyclinic]], a major clinic of the town, is located at Clementi Avenue 3. [[NTUC FairPrice]] operates two 24-hours supermarkets at Clementi Avenue 2 and Clementi Avenue 3. In April 2005, the HDB announced plans to build a new mixed-use development at Clementi Town Centre, on the existing bus interchange site. The new development complex was to house a 5-storey retail podium with two basements, two 40-storey residential blocks (Clementi Towers), the West Coast Town Council (Clementi Office), a [[National Library Board|public library]] and an air-conditioned bus interchange. On 21 May 2011, [[Clementi Mall|The Clementi Mall]] – the new retail shopping mall which is part of the mixed-use development, officially opened. The mall is linked directly to [[Clementi MRT Station]] on the 3rd level, and the new air-conditioned [[Clementi Bus Interchange]] at the 1st level has direct access to the mall. It is the first development in Singapore to integrate [[Public housing in Singapore|public housing]], public transport and [[Commercial district|commercial]] facilities built together within a single complex. On 15 May 2012, the mixed development won the prestigious international FIABCI Prix d'Excellence award, scoring the Runner-up award under the Master Plan Category.<ref>{{cite news|title=Clementi Town mixed development wins prestigious award|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1201580/1/.html|newspaper=Channel NewsAsia|date=16 May 2012}}</ref> ===Places of worship=== *[[Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple]] *Church of the Holy Cross *Clementi Bible Centre *Darussalam Mosque *Singapore Buddhist Youth Mission *Tentera Di-Raja Mosque *Wu Tai Shan Buddhist Temple ==Recreation== Clementi has a swimming complex and a sports hall for badminton or table tennis located near the MRT station. The Clementi Stadium, with a capacity of 4,000 and West Coast Recreation Centre are located near West Coast Road and can be seen from the [[Ayer Rajah Expressway]]. West Coast Park and Clementi Woods are situated further away from the central area but are still accessible by bus. ==Education== [[File:Singapore Japanese School Clementi.JPG|thumb|[[The Japanese School Singapore|The Japanese School Primary School]] Clementi Campus]] Clementi is serviced by several educational facilities, some of which have a long history. Primary schools in the area include [[Clementi Primary School]], [[Nan Hua Primary School]], [[Pei Tong Primary School]] and [[Qifa Primary School]]. Secondary schools include [[Clementi Town Secondary School]], [[Nan Hua High School]], [[New Town Secondary School]], [[Tanglin Secondary School]], Clementi Woods Secondary School and Kent Ridge Secondary School. The [[NUS High School of Mathematics and Science]], an independent school specialising in Mathematics and Science, is located at Clementi Avenue 1. The [[School of Science and Technology, Singapore]], which specialises in Science, Technology and Applied Learning, is located at the junction of Clementi Road and Commonwealth Avenue West near [[Dover MRT Station]] and Clementi MRT station as well. Tertiary educational institutions bordering or situated along Clementi Road include [[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]], [[Singapore Institute of Management|SIM Headquarters]], [[SIM University]] and the [[National University of Singapore|National University of Singapore (NUS)]]. There is a direct bus service from the Clementi bus interchange that loops around the NUS campus. [[Singapore Polytechnic]] is located along Commonwealth Avenue West next to Dover MRT Station. The [[Japanese School, Singapore]] or Singapore [[Nihonjin gakko]] operates one of its two primary schools at Clementi Road, directly opposite NUS.<ref>"[http://www.sjs.edu.sg/english/office_316.html CLEMENTI CAMPUS]." ([http://archive.is/Jlq1V Archive]) [[The Japanese School Singapore]]. Retrieved on 8 January 2014.</ref> A private Japanese Kindergarten is just next to the Japanese Secondary School. Waseda Shibuya Senior High School Singapore campus is also located at West Coast Road. ==Transportation== Clementi New Town is served by [[Clementi MRT Station]] (EW23) on the [[East West MRT Line]] and bus services to [[Clementi Bus Interchange]] and different parts of the town. The [[Clementi Bus Interchange]] is used mainly by [[SBS Transit]]. SBS Transit feeder service 282, 284 and 285 goes from Clementi to other neighbouring divisions such as Clementi West Street 2, Clementi Avenue 4 and Pandan Loop. Some trunk routes like 96 (goes to [[National University of Singapore]]) and 184 (goes to [[Ngee Ann Polytechnic]]) also starts from [[Clementi MRT Station]]. SMRT service 189 passes through Clementi Avenue 1 ever since an amendment on 15 November 2014. To the exact, service 201 was introduced to [[Teban Gardens]] at the same time. ==Further reading== *Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), ''Toponymics – A Study of Singapore Street Names'', Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Clementi}} *[http://www.clementitoday.com Clementi Free Online Community Forums] (ClementiToday.COM) {{Geographic location | title = '''Neighbouring areas''' | Northwest = [[Toh Tuck]] | North = [[Bukit Timah]] | Northeast = Ulu Pandan | West = [[Teban Gardens]] | Centre = Clementi | East = [[Dover, Singapore|Dover]] | Southwest = Pandan | South = [[West Coast, Singapore|West Coast]] | Southeast = [[National University of Singapore]] }} {{Places in Singapore}} [[Category:Places in Singapore]] [[Category:West Region, Singapore]] [[Category:Clementi]]'