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This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
Toa Payoh New Town is Singapore's second oldest satellite town and the first to be built by the Housing and Development Board after the development of Queenstown by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the late 1950s. Before its time as a residential town, Toa Payoh was a squatter district, with a prominent agricultural heritage in the area. [7]
[4] [5] However, as the land mass of Singapore is small, the term, regional centre, takes on a localised meaning: a functional node that is designed to serve as a smaller-scale downtown area between town centres in new residential towns and the main central business district in the Central Area. These centres are planned to offer a variety of ...
2.07 9,030 3,800 North-Eastern Islands: Kepulauan Timur Laut 东北群岛 Dōngběi Qúndǎo வடகிழக்கு தீவுகள் North-East: 42.88 40 1.2 Novena: 诺维娜 Nuòwéinà நொவீனா Central: 8.98 50,580 5,600 Orchard: 乌节 Wūjié ஆர்ச்சர்ட் Central: 0.96 1,090 960.3 Outram: 欧南 Ōunán
The building was designed by Gan Eng Oon, William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon of the Singapore architect firm Design Partnership, now known as DP Architects. [4] Sited on 1.3 hectares and built to a height of 89 metres, [13] the Golden Mile Complex is an exemplary type of "megastructure" described by architectural historian, Reyner Banham. It is one ...
Singapore is governed as a unitary state without provinces or states. However, for the purposes of administration and urban planning, it has been subdivided in various ways throughout its history. As of 2022, Singapore has a total land area of about 753 km 2 (291 sq mi), not including its sea area.
Districts of Singapore; Community Development Council; List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (1997–2001) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2001–2006) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2006–2011) List of Singaporean Community Development Councils (2011–2015) *
With a land area of 132.7 km 2 (51.2 sq mi), the Central Region is situated on the southern part of Singapore Island, constituting a total of 21 planning areas.It is the only region to border all the other regions and the Straits of Singapore to the south.