Hougang
Hougang, also known as Aukang, is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore.
Hougang, also known as Aukang, is a planning area and mature residential town located in the North-East Region of Singapore. It is the largest housing estate in Singapore based on land area, and is home to 226,100 residents as of 2026. Hougang planning area is bordered by Sengkang to the north, Geylang to the south, Bedok to the southeast, Toa Payoh to the southwest, Serangoon to the west and Paya Lebar to the east.
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Worth seeing in and around Hougang
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bishan Stadium
Bishan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, Singapore. It is the main home ground of Singapore Premier League side Lion City Sailors, and used mostly for football matches.
4.9 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Bishan, Singapore · Wikipedia - 02Masjid Al-Istiqamah
Masjid Al-Istiqamah is a mosque located in the Serangoon North district at the border of Serangoon and Kovan, Singapore. Completed in 1999, it is one of two mosques built under the third phase of the Mosque Building Fund, the other being Masjid Al-Istighfar at Pasir Ris.
1.9 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 03Masjid Al-Mawaddah
Masjid Al-Mawaddah is a mosque located in Buangkok, within the Sengkang planning area of the North-East Region, Singapore. It is adjacent to Renjong LRT station and the Sengkang Grand Mall.
1.4 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 04Masjid Darul Ghufran
Masjid Darul Ghufran is currently the largest mosque in Singapore, located in Tampines and occupying with a floor area of 5,910 sq metres. It is about 300m from Tampines Bus Interchange, and beside Our Tampines Hub.
5.6 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 05Masjid Al-Abdul Razak
Masjid Al-Abdul Razak is a mosque located in Kembangan, Singapore. Built in 1965, it is situated along the Jalan Ismail road within the residential enclave of landed properties in Kembangan.
5.6 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 06Masjid An-Nahdhah
Masjid An-Nahdhah is an Islamic religious complex located in Bishan, Singapore. The complex comprises a congregational mosque, madrasa, as well as a small museum known as the Harmony Centre.
5 km · mosque in Bishan, Singapore · Wikipedia - 07Masjid En-Naeem
Masjid En-Naeem or the En-Naeem Mosque is located in Hougang, Singapore. Established in the 1980s, it was completed and first opened in 1983.
1.2 km · mosque in Hougang, Singapore · Wikipedia - 08Masjid Sallim Mattar
Masjid Sallim Mattar is a mosque located along Mattar Road in MacPherson, Singapore. Built in 1935, it is named after its founder, Sheikh Sallim bin Taha Mattar, who endowed land and assets for the construction of the mosque.
5.2 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 09Masjid Al-Muttaqin
Masjid Al-Muttaqin is a congregational mosque located in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The mosque was built in 1980 and is situated along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6, serving congregants in the neighborhood.
5.2 km · mosque in Singapore · Wikipedia - 10Masjid Haji Yusoff
Masjid Haji Yusoff is a mosque located off Upper Serangoon Road in Hougang, Singapore. Built in 1921 and completely reconstructed in the 1990s, the mosque is named after its main benefactor, Haji Eusoff.
2.2 km · mosque · Wikipedia
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Getting to Hougang
- Airports
- Singapore Changi (SIN), 12 km · Hang Nadim (BTH), 38 km · Senai (JHB), 39 km
- Stations
- Seletar Airport, 5.8 km · Paya Lebar MRT station, 6 km · Eunos MRT station, 5.9 km · Punggol station, 3.9 km · Mattar MRT station, 5.1 km
- Sepang → Hougang281 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · RM65–85
- Subang → Hougang980 km · quickest by air, 10h 13m · Rp2,311,470–3,556,920
- Padang (Katapiang) → Hougang465 km · quickest by air, 6h 59m · Rp1,293,860–2,000,260
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Hougang
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hougang. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerry services depart to/from Batam, Indonesia.
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Next door to Hougang
Hougang is 10 km from Pasir Gudang, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Geylangdistrict in Singapore5.7 km
- Bishanneighborhood in Singapore5.1 km
- Punggolplanning area and residential town in North-East Region, Singapore3.5 km
- South East Community Development CouncilSouth East Singapore District5.2 km
- Ang Mo Kioplanning area and residential town in North-East Region, Singapore5.2 km
- Serangoonplanning area and HDB town in North-East Region, Singapore2.9 km