Serangoon is a district situated in the central part of the city-state of Singapore, within the North-East Region. The Housing and Development Board housing estate of Serangoon New Town in Serangoon is one of the smaller new towns. Its town centre is known as Serangoon Central, and is the target of extensive future development. The Serangoon Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority, encompasses the entire Serangoon New Town and the private estates at Serangoon Gardens. It lies between Ang Mo Kio and Hougang.
For public transport, Serangoon New Town is served by the Mass Rapid Transit line, at the North-East Line station of Serangoon MRT Station, and public bus services.
Serangoon also refers to the area where Serangoon Road passes through and where is now known as Little India.

Etymology and history

Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1