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.^{[citation needed]} Over time, however, these 5 regions have also been adopted by other governmental organizations in their administrative work, such as their usage in the census of 2000 by the Department of Statistics. The regions are further subdivided into 55 urban planning areas, which include two water catchment areas.^{[citation needed]}

While utilized by some governmental organizations, these regions are not administrative subdivisions.^{[citation needed]} For administrative purposes, Singapore is divided into 5 ever-changing districts and further divided into divisions governed by councils and headed by mayors. These subdivisions are incompatible with the regions subdivisions.^{[citation needed]} The regions are fixed over time while the districts fluctuate with electoral redistricting.

Region	Largest Town	Area (km²)	Population 2006-06-30 1)	Population Density	Urban Planning Areas
Central Region	Bukit Merah	132.7	903,100	6805	12
East Region	Bedok	93.1	673,600	7235	6
North Region 2)	Woodlands	97.3	472,000	4851	8
North-East Region	Hougang	141.1	696,900	4939	7
West Region 3)	Jurong West	201.3	851,000	4228	12
Singapore	Bedok	704.0	3,600,900	5115	55
1) resident population
2) including Central Water Catchment
3) including Western Water Catchment

Urban Redevelopment Authority's (URA) 55 urban planning areas (including 2 water catchment areas) are grouped into 5 regions.

See also

• Urban_planning_areas_in_Singapore
• Subdivisions of Singapore

External links

• Urban Redevelopment Authority