Woodlands, Singapore

Woodlands
Planning Area and Regional Centre
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	兀兰
• Malay	Woodlands
• Tamil	ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்
From top left to right: Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands Town Park East, Marsiling MRT station, Woodlands MRT station, Woodlands Park Connector, HDB flats along Woodlands Drive 16
Location of Woodlands in Singapore
Location of Woodlands in Singapore
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Coordinates: 1°26′10.57″N 103°47′12.14″E / 1.4362694°N 103.7867056°E / 1.4362694; 103.7867056
Country	Singapore
Region	North Region
CDC	North West CDC
Town councils	Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council Sembawang Town Council
Constituencies	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Sembawang GRC
Government
• Mayor	North West CDC Alex Yam
• Members of Parliament	Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Zaqy Mohamad Hany Soh Hui Bin Sembawang GRC Mariam Jaafar Poh Li San Vikram Nair
Area [1][2]
• Total	16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
• Residential	6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1][2][3]
• Total	254,730
• Density	15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Official Woodlands resident
Postal district	25
Dwelling units	62,675
Projected ultimate	98,000

Woodlands (/ˈwʊdləndz/ ^ⓘ) is a planning area and residential town located in the North of Singapore. As of 2019, the town has a population of 254,733. Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) north of the central business district (CBD), it is the densest planning area and is the regional centre for the northern parts of the country.

The Woodlands planning area borders Sembawang to the east, Mandai to the south and Sungei Kadut to the west. Woodlands New Town is situated within the Woodlands planning area, which was developed during the 1980s as part of Singapore's plan to decentralise the city-centre and create self-contained residential areas throughout the country.

Woodlands also serves as one of the two international land border connections on the Singaporean side between the countries of Singapore and Malaysia at Woodlands Checkpoint, which leads to the Johor–Singapore Causeway. The other connection is the Tuas Second Link at Tuas.