Bedok

Bedok /bəˈdɒk/ (Chinese: 勿洛, Tamil: பிடோ), also known as Bedok New Town, is a planning area and matured residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. Population wise, Bedok is the largest planning area in the Republic, being home to an estimated 289,000 residents. This high demographic is largely explained by the affordable public housing in Bedok New Town, due to its relatively distant location from the Central Area. Besides public housing developments, private residences are also prevalent in Bedok as well, most of which are found in the precincts of Bayshore, Frankel and Siglap, in the western and south-western portions of the area. Bedok in terms of size, is also the largest planning area containing a new town within it. Apart from the maritime boundary that the area shares with the Singapore Strait to the south and south-east, Bedok also borders five other planning areas. They are Paya Lebar to the north, Hougang to the north-west, Tampines to the north-east and east, Geylang to the west and Marine Parade to the south-west.