MacPherson | |
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Neighbourhood | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 麦波申 |
| • Pinyin | Màibōshēn |
| • Malay | MacPherson |
| • Tamil | மக்பெர்சொன் |
 Public housing residences at MacPherson | |
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| Coordinates: 1°19′36″N 103°53′24″E / 1.32665°N 103.890019°E | |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Planning area | Geylang |
| Subzone | MacPherson |
MacPherson is a neighbourhood located within the district of Geylang in the Central Region of Singapore. Its location roughly corresponds to the identically titled subzone in the Geylang Planning Area and is approximately sandwiched between the neighbourhoods of Aljunied and Paya Lebar.[1][2] MacPherson largely consists of various public housing estates centered on Circuit Road and an industrial area. The Pelton Canal runs through the neighbourhood, which separates a private housing estate off MacPherson Road, and the public housing estate along Circuit Road.
Many residents in MacPherson are of the older generation, largely stemming from the fact that it was one of the first few major public housing projects to be enacted during the 1950s to 1970s.[3] As a result, the majority of facilities in MacPherson are wheelchair and elderly-friendly. Nevertheless, there has been multiple built-to-order (BTO) public housing developments being constructed, such as MacPherson Spring and other developments such as MacPherson Weave, where construction is still in progress and are geared towards newly established young families.
It is served by MacPherson Community Club, which is operated by the People's Association (PA) with Residents' Committee (RCs)[4] and Neighbourhood Committees (NCs)[5] scattered around the entire neighbourhood. They organise various programmes for residents to interact and promote community involvement. Politically, it is represented in Parliament as the MacPherson Single Member Constituency, with Tin Pei Ling of the People's Action Party (PAP) as its Member of Parliament (MP) since 2011.
- ^ Rachel Oh (18 August 2016). "Keeping the stories of MacPherson alive". The Straits Times.
- ^ "URA SPACE". Urban Redevelopment Authority.
- ^ "MacPherson (Subzone, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Residents' Committees | People's Association". www.pa.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Neighbourhood Committees | People's Association". www.pa.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 December 2021.