Central Region, Singapore

Central Region
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese中央区域
 • MalayWilayah Tengah
 • Tamilமத்திய மண்டலம்
From top left to right: Skyline of the Downtown Core, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Reflections at Keppel Bay, Fusionopolis at One North, Toa Payoh Town Centre
Planning Areas in the Central Region, excluding PAs within the Central Area
Planning Areas in the Central Region, excluding PAs within the Central Area
Coordinates: 1°18′2″N 103°49′18″E / 1.30056°N 103.82167°E / 1.30056; 103.82167
Country Singapore
Planning Areas
CDC
Regional centreCentral Area (de facto)
Largest PABukit Merah
Government
 • MayorsCentral Singapore CDC

North West CDC

South East CDC

South West CDC

Area
 • Total
132.7 km2 (51.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
922,580
 • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeSG-01

The Central Region is one of the five regions in the city-state of Singapore and the main metropolitan region surrounding the Central Area. Comprising 13,150 hectares (32,500 acres) of land area,[2] it includes 11 planning areas within the Central Area, as well as another 11 more outside it. The region is home to many of Singapore's national monuments as it was historically the site where the city was first founded and the country's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a 165-year-old tropical garden is also located in the region.

Although the Central Area is by nature chiefly commercial, especially the area in the Downtown Core, it also includes 335,400 residential housing units[2] of various types, ranging from HDB flats to more exclusive forms of private housing, such as bungalows. There are also 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of green spaces, including parks, gardens and other recreational spaces linked by 19 km of park connectors, which were built in order to make this area aesthetically pleasing.

  1. ^ a b "Singapore: Regions & Major Planning Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de.
  2. ^ a b "Draft Master Plan 2008 - Central Region". Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2008-05-25.

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