View source for Simei

{{Infobox settlement
| name                 = Simei
| settlement_type      = [[Subzones of Singapore|Subzone]] of [[Tampines]] Planning Area
| translit_lang1       = Other
| translit_lang1_type1 = [[Simplified Chinese characters|Chinese]]
| translit_lang1_info1 = 四美<br>''Sì Meǐ'' {{font|size=70%|([[Pinyin]])}}<br>''Sù-bí'' {{font|size=70%|([[Hokkien language|Hokkien]] [[Pe̍h-ōe-jī|POJ]])}}<br>''Sei<sup>3</sup> Mei<sup>5</sup>'' {{font|size=70%|([[Cantonese]] [[Jyutping]])}}
| translit_lang1_type2 = [[Malay language|Malay]]
| translit_lang1_info2 = Simei
| translit_lang1_type3 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| translit_lang1_info3 = ஸீமெய்<br>''Sīmey'' {{font|size=70%|([[ISO 15919|Transliteration]])}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Singapore}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = [[East Region, Singapore|East Region]]
| subdivision_type2 = Planning Area
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tampines]]
| coordinates = {{coord|1|20|36|N|103|57|15|E|display=inline}}
| area_footnotes = <ref name=citypopulation>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/singapore/admin/|title=Singapore: Subdivision (Planning Areas and Subzones) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 2.78
| population_as_of = 2025
| population_footnotes = <ref name=singstat2025>{{cite web |title=Singapore Residents by Planning Area / Subzone, Age Group, Sex and Type of Dwelling, June 2025|url=https://www.singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/find_data/population/statistical_tables/respopagesextod2025e.ashx |publisher=Department of Statistics Singapore. |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
| population_total = 38,190
| population_density_km2 = auto
}}

'''Simei''' ({{IPAc-en|ipa|ˈ|s|iː|m|eɪ}} {{respell|SEE|may}}) is a [[Subzones of Singapore|subzone]] in the [[Tampines]] [[planning areas of Singapore|planning area]] within the [[East Region, Singapore|East Region]] of [[Singapore]]. 

==History and etymology==
The name "Simei" is the pinyinised form of '''Soo Bee''', a minor lane off Jalan Angin Laut that was also known as Jalan Soo Bee. It means "[[Four Beauties]]" in Chinese. Formerly called '''Tampines South''', the area was officially renamed Simei in 1985 during the government's policy of "[[Speak Mandarin Campaign|pinyinisation]]" in the 1980s, similar to the renaming of Nee Soon to [[Yishun]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2016-09-19_154359.html|title=Simei &#124; Infopedia|website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref>

Simei used to be a [[Malay people|Malay]] [[kampong]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The ultimate neighborhood guide to Simei Singapore |url=https://goodmigrations.com/city-guides/singapore/simei/ |access-date=25 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> A large part of it was a Chinese cemetery called Hwa San Tng. It was cleared in February 1982 to make way for the [[public housing in Singapore|public housing]] estate at Simei.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 1985 |title=Package to design and build 1,000 HDB flats |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19850615-1.2.25.31?qt=simei,%20hdb&q=Simei%20HDB |access-date=25 October 2023 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> For a brief period, the roads in the estate were named after the legendary [[Four Beauties]] (i.e. [[Xi Shi]], [[Wang Zhaojun]], [[Diaochan]] and [[Yang Guifei]]) in Chinese history. These confusing names were swiftly changed following complaints.

==Facilities==
[[File:Singapore Expo 2023.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Singapore Expo]]

Simei is a well-developed estate with plenty of amenities and facilities. There are schools, an MRT station, coffee shops and a shopping mall, [[Eastpoint Mall, Singapore|Eastpoint Mall]].<ref name=":0" /> While outside of Simei there is also [[Singapore Expo]], [[Changi Business Park]] and [[Changi City Point]] nearby. Commercial tenants of the shopping centres include restaurants, supermarkets, department stores, bookstores, jewellery and gift shops.

Simei Park is the only park in Simei, consisting of a playground, elderly fitness corner and running tracks. There are different kinds of residential dwellings in the area, comprising landed properties, condominiums, mansions and public housing flats. For medical needs, [[Changi General Hospital]] is located here as well, and serves many Singaporeans living in the eastern area.<ref name=":0" />

==Amenities==
[[File:Changi General Hospital Back View.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Changi General Hospital]]
There are wide range of amenities at Simei, including [[Changi General Hospital]] (CGH), retail outlets and the Changi Simei Community Club.

[[Education]] facilities situated in the town include [[ITE College East]], the Metta Development School, Changkat Primary School, [[Changkat Changi Secondary School]], as well as the [[Singapore University of Technology and Design]] (SUTD). 

==Transport==
[[File:EW3 Simei exterior with C151b 20200808 163951.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Simei MRT station]]
Simei is well served by public transport. Most of the town is within 10 minutes walking distance from [[Simei MRT station]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sin Giok |first=Oei |date=14 March 1985 |title=Land acquired for MRT trackline |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singmonitor19850314-1.2.6.3?qt=simei&q=Simei |access-date=25 October 2023 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg}}</ref> It is also in close proximity to [[Changi Airport|Singapore Changi Airport]] via the [[Pan Island Expressway]] (PIE). [[Bus transport in Singapore|Public bus services]] that serve Simei's town centre, the MRT station and the outskirts include 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, Express 12e, 17, 20, 24, 31, 35, 35M, 38, 47, 48, 118, 531, 753 and TS1. Short-trip bus services that also serve Simei include 9A, 31A, 118A and 118B. Public bus services that ply express sectors along Simei Flyover on the PIE, Simei Avenue and Upper Changi Road East include 27, Express 513, Express 518A and City Direct 661. 

===Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)===
*{{SMRT code|EW|3}} [[Simei MRT station|Simei]]
*{{SMRT code|DT|34}} [[Upper Changi MRT station|Upper Changi]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Michelle |date=14 July 2023 |title=New homes set to be built on two sites in Simei; one near Upper Changi MRT station |language=en |work=[[The Straits Times]] |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/new-homes-set-to-be-built-in-two-sites-in-simei-one-near-upper-changi-mrt-station |access-date=25 October 2023 |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>
*{{SMRT code|DT|35|CG|1}} [[Expo MRT station|Expo]]
*{{SMRT code|DT|36}} [[Xilin MRT station|Xilin]] (future)
{{clear}}
==Politics==
Following the [[2025 Singaporean general election]], the current MP serving the Changi–Simei division of [[East Coast GRC]] is [[Jessica Tan]] of the [[People's Action Party]] (PAP).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Places in Singapore}}

[[Category:Simei| ]]
[[Category:Places in Singapore]]