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Bishan | style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid" colspan=2|Names | | lign=right|English: | Bishan | | lign=right|Chinese: | 碧山 | | lign=right|(Pinyin: | bshān) | | lign=right|Malay: | Bishan | | lign=right|Tamil: | fill in | Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central-North, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. Primarily a housing estate, Bishan houses the upper-middle classes and flats there are relatively more expensive than in other estates due to its central location. The current (as of 2005) MPs for Bishan is Mr Wong Kan Seng and Mr Zainudin Bin Nordin. Transportation Bishan is connected to the rest of Singapore via the Central Expressway. In addition, it has its own Mass Rapid Transit station, the Bishan MRT Station, on the North South MRT Line. It would serve as an Interchange Station for the Circle MRT Line when that is completed in 2008. Education As of 2005, in Bishan there are eight primary schools, seven secondary schools, and one junior college - Bishan Park Secondary School, Catholic High School, Guangyang Secondary School, Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School, Peirce Secondary School, Raffles Institution, Whitley Secondary School, and Raffles Junior College. Bishan New Town | style="background:#ccf; border-bottom:1px solid" colspan=2|Bishan New Town | | lign=right|Total Area: | 690 ha | | lign=right|Residential Area: | 172 ha | | lign=right|Dwelling Units: | 19,367 | | lign=right|Projected Ultimate: | 32,000 | | lign=right|Population: | 67,800 | External Links
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