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Planning areas of Singapore

Main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore

Planning areas of Singapore

Main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore

FieldValue
namePlanning areas of Singapore
categorySecond-level census division after regions
territorySingapore
start_dateSeptember 1991 (proposed)
start_date122 January 1999 (gazetted)
legislation_beginUrban Redevelopment Authority
current_number55
number_date2019
population_range10 (Western Islands) – 290,090 (Tampines)
area_range0.77 km2 (Straits View) – 69.46 km2 (Western Water Catchment)
governmentNational Government
subdivisionSubzones (Level 3)

The planning areas of Singapore, also referred to as Development Guide Plan (DGP) areas, serve as the second level of urban planning and census divisions in Singapore as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). These areas provide a framework for urban development, land use planning and statistical analysis across the country. There are currently 55 planning areas, grouped into five regions: Central, East, North, North-East and West. Each planning area helps coordinate local development while contributing to the overall structure of its respective region. Each planning area is further subdivided into hundreds of subzones for more detailed planning purposes on the lowest level. A DGP is prepared for each planning area, providing detailed land use and development guidelines down to the individual plot level.

Planning areas were introduced in the early 1990s following the release of the 1991 Concept Plan, which marked a shift toward a long-term and strategic urban development. Since their implementation, planning area boundaries have been adopted by various government agencies for administrative and statistical purposes. For instance, the Department of Statistics of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) first used planning areas in its reporting of the 2000 census, replacing earlier divisions based on electoral boundaries. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) similarly aligned its Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPCs) jurisdictions with planning areas in 1999, moving away from the electoral division-based boundaries of the former Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPPs) system.

There are 6 planning areas in the East Region, 7 in the North-East Region, 8 in the North Region, 12 in the West Region and 22 in the Central Region. Tampines is the most populous planning area at 290,090 residents whilst the Western Islands are the least populous, having 10 residents in total. There are six planning areas with a population of 0 residents, being the Central Water Catchment, Changi Bay, Marina East, Marina South, Simpang, and Straits View. Straits View is the smallest-sized planning area at 0.77 km2 whilst the Western Water Catchment is the largest at 69.46 km2.

List of planning areas

Inset map of the Central Region

Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes.

English • MalayChineseTamilRegionArea (km2)date=June 2024title=Geographical Distribution Dashboard – Resident Populationurl=https://www.singstat.gov.sg/find-data/search-by-theme/population/geographic-distribution/visualising-data/geographical-distribution-dashboardpublisher=Department of Statistics Singaporepage=}}Population density (/km2)Subzones
Ang Mo Kio宏茂桥ஆங் மோ கியோNorth-East13.94158,72011,38612
Bedok勿洛பிடோக்East21.69274,36012,6498
Bishan碧山பீஷான்Central7.6287,53011,4873
Boon Lay文礼பூன் லேWest8.233044
Bukit Batok武吉巴督புக்கிட் பாத்தோக்West11.13165,83014,8999
Bukit Merah红山புக்கிட் மேராCentral14.34146,20010,19517
Bukit Panjang武吉班让புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்West8.99136,36015,1687
Bukit Timah武吉知马புக்கிட் திமாCentral17.5385,9004,9008
Central Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Tengah中央集水区மத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்புNorth37.15N/A
Changi樟宜சாங்கிEast40.611,960483
Changi Bay • Teluk Changi樟宜湾சாங்கி பேEast1.7N/A
Choa Chu Kang蔡厝港சுவா சூ காங்West6.11187,55030,6966
Clementi金文泰கிளிமெண்டிWest9.49104,24010,9849
Downtown Core • Pusat Bandar市中心சிங்கப்பூர் நகர மையத்தில்Central4.345,2301,20513
Geylang芽笼கேலாங்Central9.64117,64012,2035
Hougang后港ஹவ்காங்North-East13.93227,22016,31210
Jurong East • Jurong Timur裕廊东ஜூரோங் கிழக்குWest17.8372,9504,09111
Jurong West • Jurong Barat裕廊西ஜூரோங் மேற்குWest14.69253,84017,2809
Kallang加冷காலாங்Central9.17101,72011,0939
Lim Chu Kang林厝港லிம் சூ காங்North17.3302N/A
Mandai万礼மண்டாய்North11.772,1201803
Marina East • Marina Timur滨海东மெரினா கிழக்குCentral1.82N/A
Marina South • Marina Selatan滨海南மெரினா தென்Central1.62N/A
Marine Parade马林百列மரின் பரேட்Central6.1247,4807,7585
Museum • Muzium博物馆அருங்காட்சியகம்Central0.838209883
Newton纽顿நியூட்டன்Central2.0710,1104,8846
North-Eastern Islands • Kepulauan Timur Laut东北群岛வடகிழக்கு தீவுகள்North-East42.88401N/A
Novena诺维娜நொவீனாCentral8.9853,1605,9205
Orchard乌节ஆர்ச்சர்ட்Central0.961,4501,5103
Outram欧南ஊட்ரம்Central1.3716,94012,3654
Pasir Ris巴西立பாசிர் ரிஸ்East15.02144,2609,6058
Paya Lebar巴耶利峇பாய லேபார்East11.692025
Pioneer先驱பயனியர்West12.15045
Punggol榜鹅பொங்கோல்North-East9.34204,15021,8587
Queenstown女皇镇குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்Central20.43101,4804,96715
River Valley里峇峇利நதி பள்ளத்தாக்குCentral1.4812,7008,5815
Rochor梧槽ரோச்சோர்Central1.6212,7907,89510
Seletar实里达சிலேத்தார்North-East10.25290284
Sembawang三巴旺செம்பவாங்North12.34113,3509,1869
Sengkang盛港செங்காங்North-East10.59267,60025,2697
Serangoon实龙岗சிராங்கூன்North-East10.1116,63011,5487
Simpang新邦சிம்பாங்North5.134
Singapore River • Sungai Singapura新加坡河சிங்கப்பூர் நதிCentral0.964,6304,8233
Southern Islands • Kepulauan Selatan南部群岛தெற்கு தீவுகள்Central6.072,6804422
Straits View • Pemandangan Selat海峡景ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் காண்கCentral0.77N/A
Sungei Kadut • Sungai Kadut双溪加株சுங்கை காடுட்North15.99730465
Tampines淡滨尼தெம்பினிஸ்East20.89290,09013,8875
Tanglin东陵டங்லின்Central7.6324,6303,2284
Tengah登加தெங்காWest7.422,9603,1036
Toa Payoh大巴窑தோ பாயோCentral8.17142,22017,40812
Tuas大士துவாஸ்West30.048036
Western Islands • Kepulauan Barat西部群岛மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள்West39.471003
Western Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat西部集水区மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்புWest69.4658083
Woodlands兀兰ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்North13.59254,44018,7239
Yishun义顺யீஷூன்North21.24228,73010,7699

Notes

References

References

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