Regions of Singapore

The regions of Singapore are urban planning subdivisions demarcated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore to aid in its planning efforts. Over time, 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 an estimated population of 922,980 inhabitants in the area in 2019.[3]

Regions of Singapore
CategoryUnitary state
Location Singapore
Created byUrban Redevelopment Authority
Created
  • September 1991 (proposed)[1]
  • 22 January 1999 (gazetted)[2]
Number5 (as of 2019)
Populations582,330 (North Region)
–
930,910 (North-East Region)[3]
Areas93.1 km2 (35.9 sq mi) (East Region)
–
201.3 km2 (77.7 sq mi) (West Region)[3]
Government
Subdivisions

While used 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 regional subdivisions. The regions are fixed over time while the districts fluctuate with electoral redistricting.

List of regions
Region[3]Regional CentreLargest PA by areaLargest PA by populationArea
(km²)		Estimated

Population[4]

 Population
density
(/km²)		Planning
Areas
Central RegionCentral Area (de facto)QueenstownBukit Merah132.7922,5806,95222
East RegionTampinesChangiBedok93.1685,8907,3676
North RegionWoodlandsCentral Water CatchmentWoodlands134.5582,3304,3308
North-East RegionSeletarNorth-Eastern IslandsSengkang103.9930,9108,9609
West RegionJurong EastWestern Water CatchmentJurong West201.3922,5404,58312
Total665.54,044,2506,07755

See also

References
  1. "HistorySG - 1991 Concept Plan is unveiled". National Library Board.
  2. "Singapore Infopedia - Development guide plan". National Library Board.
  3. 2019 City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Regions Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  4. Populations do not include approximately 1.6 million non-permanent residents of Singapore
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