Newton, Singapore

{{short description|Planning Area in Central Region, Singapore}}

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{{redirect|Newton Road|the road named Newton Road in Georgia|Georgia State Route 213 Spur (Pennington)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Newton

| settlement_type = Planning Area

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Chinese

| translit_lang1_info1 = 纽顿

| translit_lang1_type2 = Pinyin

| translit_lang1_info2 = Niǔdùn

| translit_lang1_type3 = Malay

| translit_lang1_info3 = Newton

| translit_lang1_type4 = Tamil

| translit_lang1_info4 = நியூட்டன்

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

| photo1a = Istana (Singapore).jpg

| photo2a = Environment Building 4, Feb 06.JPG

| photo2b = Newton Food Centre 4, Aug 06.JPG

| photo3a = Newton Circus 2, 2014.jpg

| photo4a = Scotts Road 3.JPG

| photo4b = Shophouses along Emerald Hill.jpg

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| caption = From top left to right: The Istana, Environment Building, Newton Food Centre, Newton Circus, Scotts Road, Emerald Hill

| map_caption = Location in Central Region

| pushpin_map = Singapore

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Newton within Singapore

| coordinates = {{coord|1|18|25.8|N|103|50|13.2|E|display=inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Singapore}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Central Region

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| subdivision_type2 = CDC

| subdivision_name2 = * Central Singapore CDC

| subdivision_type3 = Town council

| subdivision_name3 = * Tanjong Pagar Town Council

| subdivision_type4 = Constituency

| subdivision_name4 = * Tanjong Pagar GRC

| established_title = DGP exhibited

| established_date = * 1994{{cite web|title=Singapore Infopedia – Development guide plan|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1371_2009-01-05.html|publisher=National Library Board}}

| established_title1 = PA incorporated

| established_date1 = * 22 January 1999

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Central Singapore CDC

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| leader_title1 = Members of Parliament

| leader_name1 = Tanjong Pagar GRC

| area_rank = 46th

| area_footnotes = [http://citypopulation.info/php/singapore-admin.php?adm1id=111 Newton (Planning Area, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location]

| area_total_km2 = 2.07

| population_as_of = 2024

| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/latest-data|title=Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - Latest Data|access-date=January 10, 2025}}

| population_total = 8,030

| population_rank = 31st

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = 29th

| population_demonym = Official

  • Newton resident

| postal_code_type = Postal district

| postal_code = 9

| image_map = Newton in Central Region, Singapore.svg

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Newton is a town that is located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area is bounded by the following planning areas - Orchard and Museum to the south, Tanglin to the west, Novena to the north, Kallang to the northeast and Rochor to the east.

Occupying an area north of the renowned Orchard Road shopping belt, the territory of Newton Planning Area includes the grounds of The Istana, the official residence and office of the President of Singapore. It is split into six subzones; Cairnhill, Goodwood Park, Istana Negara, Monk's Hill, Newton Circus and Orange Grove. Newton's namesake, Newton Road, however, is located within Novena Planning Area, and starts at Newton Circus in the south and ends at the junction with Thomson Road in the north.

Etymology and history

Originally Syed Ali Road, Newton Road was renamed in 1914 after Alfred Howard Vincent Newton (died 1897), the Assistant Municipal Engineer in late nineteenth century Singapore{{cite web | url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alfred_Howard_Vincent_Newton | title=Alfred Howard Vincent Newton - Graces Guide }} in order to avoid confusion with Syed Alwi Road.

In 1933, Newton Circus, a {{convert|40|ft|m|adj=on}} wide circular carriageway, was constructed for gyratory traffic according to a Singapore Improvement Trust layout at the focus of a number of converging roads, including Bukit Timah Road, Dunearn Road, Newton Road, Keng Lee Road, Kampong Java Road, Bukit Timah Road, Clemenceau Avenue and Scotts Road. As eight roads converge on the Circus, the Tamils used to call Newton ethumuchandi, or "the eight junction place".

Newton Circus has become the site of a major hawker centre, Newton Food Centre.

See also

References

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

File:Newton Road, Aug 06.JPG

File:Newton Circus 3, Aug 06.JPG

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