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.ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Novena</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Planning_Areas_of_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Planning Areas of Singapore">Planning Area</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Other transcription(s)</th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data">诺维娜</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Novena</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a></th><td class="infobox-data">நொவீனா</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse;border:0px solid black;width:280px;display:table;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:2px 0 0 2px"><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novena_Square_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Novena_Square_3.JPG/139px-Novena_Square_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="139" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Novena_Square_3.JPG/209px-Novena_Square_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Novena_Square_3.JPG/278px-Novena_Square_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novena_Square_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Novena_Square_2.JPG/139px-Novena_Square_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="139" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Novena_Square_2.JPG/209px-Novena_Square_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Novena_Square_2.JPG/278px-Novena_Square_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1136" data-file-height="852" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NCID_and_CHI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/NCID_and_CHI.jpg/280px-NCID_and_CHI.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/NCID_and_CHI.jpg/420px-NCID_and_CHI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/NCID_and_CHI.jpg/560px-NCID_and_CHI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="display:table;background-color:transparent;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="display:table-row"><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novena_Church_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Novena_Church_3.JPG/139px-Novena_Church_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="139" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Novena_Church_3.JPG/209px-Novena_Church_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Novena_Church_3.JPG/278px-Novena_Church_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div><div style="display:table-cell;border-top:0;padding:0 2px 2px 0"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5,_Aug_06.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG/139px-Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG" decoding="async" width="139" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG/209px-Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG/278px-Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall_5%2C_Aug_06.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ib-settlement-caption">From top left to right: <a href="/wiki/Novena_Square_Shopping_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="Novena Square Shopping Mall">Novena Square</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Centre_for_Infectious_Diseases" title="National Centre for Infectious Diseases">National Centre for Infectious Diseases</a> (NCID), <a href="/wiki/Novena_Church" title="Novena Church">Novena Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sun_Yat_Sen_Nanyang_Memorial_Hall" title="Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall">Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Novena_in_Central_Region,_Singapore.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Central Region"><img alt="Location in Central Region" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg/250px-Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg/375px-Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg/500px-Novena_in_Central_Region%2C_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="322" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location in Central Region</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Singapore_location_map_(main_island).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Novena is located in Singapore"><img alt="Novena is located in Singapore" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg/250px-Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg/375px-Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg/500px-Singapore_location_map_%28main_island%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3247" data-file-height="2061" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.292%;left:49.727%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Novena"><img alt="Novena" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Novena</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location of Novena within Singapore</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Novena,_Singapore&params=1_19_15.09_N_103_50_32.75_E_type:city(51850)_region:SG"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">1°19′15.09″N</span> <span class="longitude">103°50′32.75″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">1.3208583°N 103.8424306°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">1.3208583; 103.8424306</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Central_Region,_Singapore" title="Central Region, Singapore">Central Region</a> <hr /></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Community_Development_Council" title="Community Development Council">CDCs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Singapore_Community_Development_Council" title="Central Singapore Community Development Council">Central Singapore CDC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Community_Development_Council" title="North West Community Development Council">North West CDC</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Town councils</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council</li> <li>Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council</li> <li>Jalan Besar Town Council</li> <li>Tanjong Pagar Town Council</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_Singapore" title="Constituencies of Singapore">Constituencies</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bishan-Toa_Payoh_Group_Representation_Constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency">Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holland-Bukit_Timah_Group_Representation_Constituency" class="mw-redirect" title="Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency">Holland-Bukit Timah GRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalan_Besar_Group_Representation_Constituency" title="Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency">Jalan Besar GRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanjong_Pagar_Group_Representation_Constituency" title="Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency">Tanjong Pagar GRC</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Development_guide_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Development guide plan">DGP</a> exhibited</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>1995<sup id="cite_ref-DGP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DGP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Planning_Areas_of_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Planning Areas of Singapore">PA</a> incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>22 January 1999<sup id="cite_ref-DGP_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DGP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayors</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Central Singapore CDC</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Phua" title="Denise Phua">Denise Phua</a></li></ul> <p><b>North West CDC</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Yam" title="Alex Yam">Alex Yam</a></li></ul> <hr /></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Members of Parliament</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC</b> <div><ul style="line-height: inherit;"><li><a href="/wiki/Chee_Hong_Tat" title="Chee Hong Tat">Chee Hong Tat</a></li></ul></div> <p><b>Holland-Bukit Timah GRC</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sim_Ann" title="Sim Ann">Sim Ann</a></li></ul> <p><b>Jalan Besar GRC</b> </p> <div><ul style="line-height: inherit;"><li><a href="/wiki/Heng_Chee_How" title="Heng Chee How">Heng Chee How</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Phua" title="Denise Phua">Denise Phua</a></li></ul></div> <p><b>Tanjong Pagar GRC</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Tan_(politician)" title="Alvin Tan (politician)">Alvin Tan</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-citypopulation_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citypopulation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8.98 km<sup>2</sup> (3.47 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">34th</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2024)<sup id="cite_ref-citypopulation_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-citypopulation-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-singstat_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singstat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">51,850</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">25th</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">5,800/km<sup>2</sup> (15,000/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">26th</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Official</b> <ul><li>Novena resident</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Ethnic groups (2020)<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-singstatcensus2020_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-singstatcensus2020-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Singaporeans" title="Chinese Singaporeans">Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data">40,720</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Malay_Singaporeans" title="Malay Singaporeans">Malays</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,730</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Indian_Singaporeans" title="Indian Singaporeans">Indians</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4,140</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Others</th><td class="infobox-data">2,740</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Postal district</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">8, 11, 12</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Novena</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">IPA</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>,<span class="wrap"> </span>-<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/ɑː/: 'a' in 'father'">ɑː</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">noh-<span style="font-size:90%">VEE</span>-nə</i></a>) is a <a href="/wiki/Planning_Areas_of_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Planning Areas of Singapore">planning area</a> located within the <a href="/wiki/Central_Region,_Singapore" title="Central Region, Singapore">Central Region</a> of Singapore. Novena is bounded by <a href="/wiki/Toa_Payoh" title="Toa Payoh">Toa Payoh</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Bukit_Timah" title="Bukit Timah">Bukit Timah</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Tanglin" title="Tanglin">Tanglin</a> to the south and <a href="/wiki/Kallang" title="Kallang">Kallang</a> to the east. It comprises five subzones, namely <a href="/wiki/Balestier" title="Balestier">Balestier</a>, Dunearn, Malcolm, Mount Pleasant and Moulmein. </p><p>While Novena is not classified as a "new town" by the <a href="/wiki/Housing_and_Development_Board" title="Housing and Development Board">Housing and Development Board</a> (HDB), the estate of <a href="/wiki/Whampoa,_Singapore" title="Whampoa, Singapore">Whampoa</a> within the subzone of <a href="/wiki/Balestier" title="Balestier">Balestier</a> constitutes part of the <a href="/wiki/Kallang" title="Kallang">Kallang</a>/Whampoa New Town. </p><p>The vicinity is named after the <a href="/wiki/Novena" title="Novena">Novena</a> prayer devotions to <a href="/wiki/Our_Mother_of_Perpetual_Help" class="mw-redirect" title="Our Mother of Perpetual Help">Our Mother of Perpetual Help</a>, originally established by the <a href="/wiki/Redemptorist_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Redemptorist Order">Redemptorist Order</a> that settled and propagated within the area. In later years, the <a href="/wiki/Tan_Tock_Seng_Hospital" title="Tan Tock Seng Hospital">Tan Tock Seng Hospital</a> was set in 1844, one of the oldest and busiest <a href="/wiki/Hospitals" class="mw-redirect" title="Hospitals">hospitals</a> in Singapore. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg/220px-Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg/330px-Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg/440px-Church_of_St._Alphonsus_Singapore_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1853" data-file-height="1234" /></a><figcaption>Novena Church in the evening</figcaption></figure> <p>Novena and its associated roads, buildings and <a href="/wiki/Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)" title="Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)">Mass Rapid Transit</a> station are named after <a href="/wiki/Novena_Church" title="Novena Church">Novena Church</a> (canonically the Church of Saint Alphonsus Liguori) located in the area.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Balestier Road was named after <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Balestier" title="Joseph Balestier">Joseph Balestier</a>, an American diplomat who served in Singapore in the 1800s.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Housing">Housing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Housing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Land in Novena is very expensive because of its close proximity to the <a href="/wiki/Central_Area,_Singapore" title="Central Area, Singapore">Central Area</a>. There are few <a href="/wiki/Housing_Development_Board" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing Development Board">HDB</a> flats in Novena; most houses in the area are condominiums or private housing.<sup id="cite_ref-streetdirectory_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-streetdirectory-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Novena is home to the largest concentration of hospitals and medical centres in Singapore.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An integrated academic medical complex termed <a href="/w/index.php?title=HealthCity_Novena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HealthCity Novena (page does not exist)">HealthCity Novena</a>, is centred around <a href="/wiki/Tan_Tock_Seng_Hospital" title="Tan Tock Seng Hospital">Tan Tock Seng Hospital</a>, and supported by step-down facilities such as the Integrated Care Hub, <a href="/wiki/Ren_Ci_Hospital" title="Ren Ci Hospital">Ren Ci Hospital</a> and Dover Park Hospice as well tertiary national medical centres including the <a href="/wiki/National_Centre_for_Infectious_Diseases" title="National Centre for Infectious Diseases">National Centre for Infectious Diseases</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Neuroscience_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="National Neuroscience Institute">National Neuroscience Institute</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Skin_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="National Skin Centre">National Skin Centre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Clinical Sciences Building of the <a href="/wiki/Lee_Kong_Chian_School_of_Medicine" title="Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine">Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine</a> and various leisure and public spaces complete the complex.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A number of private healthcare providers are situated next to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The private cluster is anchored by <a href="/wiki/Mount_Elizabeth_Novena_Hospital" class="mw-redirect" title="Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital">Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital</a>, with standalone outpatient clinics leveraging on <a href="/wiki/Network_effect" title="Network effect">network effects</a> setting up in Novena Medical Centre, Novena Specialist Centre and Royal Square Novena. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commercial">Commercial</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Commercial"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg/220px-Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg/330px-Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg/440px-Novena_SquareIMG_8340.jpg 2x" data-file-width="874" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption>VeloCity@Novena Square and Square 2/Novena Medical Centre</figcaption></figure><p>Central to this area is <a href="/wiki/Novena_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Novena Square">Novena Square</a>, a mixed used development situated directly above the <a href="/wiki/Novena_MRT_station" title="Novena MRT station">Novena MRT station</a>. Novena Medical Centre is located at levels 8 to 11 of the <a href="/wiki/Square_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Square 2">Square 2</a> shopping centre. Adjacent to Novena Square's Office Tower is a sports-themed mall called Novena Velocity. Opposite Novena Square, and across the Junction of Newton Road, Moulmein Road and Thomson Road, is <a href="/wiki/United_Square_Shopping_Mall" class="mw-redirect" title="United Square Shopping Mall">United Square Shopping Mall</a>, a children-oriented mall, with shops catering to infants, kids and parents. Shops located in the Novena area include <a href="/wiki/Starbucks" title="Starbucks">Starbucks</a> (one in United Square and another in Novena Square), <a href="/wiki/Cold_Storage_(supermarket)" title="Cold Storage (supermarket)">Cold Storage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Decathlon_(retailer)" title="Decathlon (retailer)">Decathlon</a> and the newly opened <a href="/wiki/Don_Don_Donki" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Don Donki">Don Don Donki</a> at <a href="/wiki/Square_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Square 2">Square 2</a>, a Japanese Discount Store. Banks located in the Novena area include <a href="/wiki/POSB_Bank" title="POSB Bank">POSB</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_Overseas_Bank" title="United Overseas Bank">UOB</a>. Novena has seen major improvements in terms of new shops opening in the area since Square 2 and Velocity commenced business in recent years. </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Novena_Square">Novena Square</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Novena Square"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Velocity@Novena Square</b>, formerly known as Novena Square, is a sports and lifestyle <a href="/wiki/Shopping_mall" title="Shopping mall">mall</a> with a new building extension. It lies directly above <a href="/wiki/Novena_MRT_station" title="Novena MRT station">Novena MRT station</a>. It was opened in December 2000, and owned by Novena Square Investments. There are 160 stores and spans 3 floors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Square_2">Square 2</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Square 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Square 2</b> is located at the <a href="/wiki/Novena_MRT_station" title="Novena MRT station">Novena MRT station</a>. It was opened on 10 December 2007, and it is developed and owned by <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Organization" title="Far East Organization">Far East Organization</a>. It has over 180 specialty stores, selling food and beverage, fashion and accessories, <a href="/wiki/Education" title="Education">education</a> and enrichment, as well as beauty & wellness services, spanning five floors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Novena has a total of three primary schools, three secondary schools, three private schools and two schools offering tertiary education as of 2024. The list is as follows: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_schools">Primary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Primary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)</li> <li>St. Joseph's Institution Junior</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Chinese_Girls%27_School" title="Singapore Chinese Girls' School">Singapore Chinese Girls' School</a> (Primary school section)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools">Secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Chinese_School_(Barker_Road)" title="Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)">Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Institution,_Singapore" title="St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore">St. Joseph's Institution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Chinese_Girls%27_School" title="Singapore Chinese Girls' School">Singapore Chinese Girls' School</a> (Secondary school section)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tertiary_institutions">Tertiary institutions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Tertiary institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catholic_Junior_College" title="Catholic Junior College">Catholic Junior College</a></li> <li>St. Joseph's Institution (Junior College section)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_schools">Other schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Other schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Beacon International College</li> <li>East Asia Institute of Management</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/San_Yu_Adventist_School" title="San Yu Adventist School">San Yu Adventist School</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Novena is accessible by <a href="/wiki/Novena_MRT_station" title="Novena MRT station">MRT</a>, with buses serving the city, nearest neighbouring estates and is close proximity to the expressway. The area has no bus interchange, the nearest being in <a href="/wiki/Toa_Payoh_Bus_Interchange" title="Toa Payoh Bus Interchange">Toa Payoh</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/List_of_bus_stations_in_Singapore#Saint_Michael's_Bus_Terminal" title="List of bus stations in Singapore">Saint Michael's Bus Terminal</a> can be found along Balestier. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Novena,_Singapore&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balestier_Road" class="mw-redirect" title="Balestier Road">Balestier Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/144_Moulmein_Road" title="144 Moulmein Road">144 Moulmein Road</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrer_Park" title="Farrer Park">Farrer Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whampoa,_Singapore" title="Whampoa, Singapore">Whampoa</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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