Regions of Singapore
Region Regional Centre Largest PA by area Largest PA by population Area ( km² ) Population Population density ( /km² ) Planning Areas
Central Region Central Area ( de facto ) Queenstown Bukit Merah 132.7 925,930 6,978 22
East Region Tampines Changi Bedok 93.1 687,500 7,385 6
North Region Woodlands Central Water Catchment Woodlands 134.5 557,830 4,147 8
North-East Region Seletar North-Eastern Islands Hougang 103.9 908,490 8,744 9
West Region Jurong East Western Water Catchment Jurong West 201.3 982,774 4,543 12
Total 665.5 3,994,320 6,002 55
List of regions
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, other governmental organisations have also adopted the five regions in their administrative work, as for example the Department of Statistics in the census of 2000. The regions are further subdivided into 55 planning areas, which include two water-catchment areas. The largest region in terms of area is the West Region with , while the Central Region is the most populous with 939,890 inhabitants in the area in 2015. While used 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 region subdivisions. The regions are fixed over time while the districts fluctuate with electoral redistricting.