Regions of Singapore

Regions of Singapore Kawasan Singapura (Malay) 新加坡的地区 (Simplified Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் பகுதிகள் (Tamil)
Category	Unitary State
Location	Republic of Singapore
Number	5
Populations	472,000 (North Region) – 903,100 (Central Region)
Areas	82 square miles (210 km2) (East Region) – 125 square miles (320 km2) (West Region)
Government	Council government
Subdivisions	Division

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, these 5 regions have also been adopted by other governmental organisations 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.

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

Region	Largest town	Area (km²)	Population 2014-09-26 1)	Population density	Urban planning Areas
Central Region	Bukit Merah	132.7	946,240	7131	22
East Region	Bedok	110.0	692,040	6291	6
North Region 2)	Woodlands	134.5	521,510	3877	8
North-East Region	Hougang	138.1	810,200	5867	7
West Region 3)	Jurong West	201.3	900,820	4475	12
Singapore	Bedok	718.3	3,870,740	5389	55
1) resident population
2) including Central Water Catchment
3) including Western Water Catchment

See also

• Urban_planning_areas_in_Singapore
• Subdivisions of Singapore
• Singapore Regions for Housing

External links

• Urban Redevelopment Authority
• GoogleMap