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Bidadari, Singapore

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Country
  
Singapore

Planning Area
  
Toa Payoh

Population
  
10 (2015)

Region
  
Central Region

Area
  
57 ha

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Bidadari (Chinese: 比达达利, Malay: Bidadari), also known as Bidadari Estate, is an upcoming housing estate located in central Singapore. It is part of the HDB town of Toa Payoh

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Before the development of Bidadari Estate, the subzone was the site of Bidadari Cemetery, which served Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sinhalese communities.

Bidadari Cemetery

In 1903, plans were made to develop a new Christian Cemetery at Bidadari and subsequently land was acquired around the Bidadari Estate. Bidadari Cemetery was officially opened in 1908 and continued operations till 1972 when the last burial took place. In 1996, the government announced that the site of the Bidadari Cemetery had been ear-marked development.

Bidadari Estate

In 2013 HDB announced plans for a housing estate at the site of the former cemetery.

References

Bidadari, Singapore Wikipedia