Regions of Singapore

Regions of Singapore
Also known as:
新加坡的地区 (Chinese)
Kawasan Singapura (Malay)
சிங்கப்பூர் பகுதிகள் (Tamil)
Category Unitary State
Location Republic of Singapore
Created by Urban Redevelopment Authority
Created September 1991 (proposed)[1]
22 January 1999 (gazetted)[2]
Number 5 (as of 2014)
Populations 690,510 (East Region) – 930,900 (Central Region)[3][4]
Areas 93.1 square kilometres (35.9 sq mi) (East Region) – 201.3 square kilometres (77.7 sq mi) (West Region)[4]
Government CDC districts
National Government
Subdivisions Planning Areas

The Regions of Singapore are urban planning subdivisions demarcated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore to aid in its planning efforts. Over time, however, other governmental organisations have also adopted the five regions in their administrative work, as for example the Department of Statistics in the census of 2000. The regions are further subdivided into 55 planning areas, which include two water-catchment areas. The largest region in terms of area is the West Region with 201.3 km2 (77.7 sq mi), while the Central Region is the most populous with 939,890 inhabitants in the area in 2015.

While utilised by some governmental organizations, these regions are not administrative subdivisions. For administrative purposes, Singapore is divided into five districts and further divided into divisions governed by councils and headed by mayors. These subdivisions are incompatible with the region subdivisions. The regions are fixed over time while the districts fluctuate with electoral redistricting.

List of regions

Region[4]Regional CentreLargest PA by areaLargest PA by populationArea
(km²)		PopulationPopulation
density
(/km²)		Planning
Areas
Central RegionCentral Area (de facto)QueenstownBukit Merah132.7930,9007,01522
East RegionTampinesChangiBedok93.1690,5107,4176
North RegionWoodlandsCentral Water CatchmentWoodlands134.5543,6304,0408
North-East RegionSeletar (proposed)North-Eastern IslandsHougang103.9889,3008,5597
West RegionJurong EastWestern Water CatchmentJurong West201.3911,7604,52912
Total665.53,965,7965,95955

Largest planning areas by population

 
Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop.

Bedok

Jurong West		 1BedokEast284,93011PunggolNorth-East146,640
Tampines

Woodlands
2Jurong WestWest267,84012Pasir RisEast144,960
3TampinesEast258,31013Bukit PanjangWest141,930
4WoodlandsNorth250,17014Bukit BatokWest138,290
5SengkangNorth-East232,10015Toa PayohCentral121,770
6HougangNorth-East224,39016SerangoonNorth-East119,140
7YishunNorth210,44017GeylangCentral113,460
8Choa Chu KangWest186,58018KallangCentral101,610
9Ang Mo KioNorth-East166,82019QueenstownCentral97,600
10Bukit MerahCentral152,79020ClementiWest92,580

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HistorySG - 1991 Concept Plan is unveiled". National Library Board.
  2. ↑ "Singapore Infopedia - Development guide plan". National Library Board.
  3. ↑ "Singapore Residents by Planning Area/Subzone, Age Group and Sex, June 2000 – 2015". Statistics Singapore. Statistics Singapore. Archived from the original (XLS) on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 2017 City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Regions Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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