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Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighboring countries. As a result, Singapore's land area has grown from 581.5 km 2 in the 1960s to 725.7 km 2 today, and will increase slightly more due to the construction of sea polder and barrage to deal with the ever-rising sea level.
Since independence, the contemporary government of Singapore has continued to increase the size of the island, having increased the area of the main island from 580 km 2 (224 sq mi) in the 1960s to 710 km 2 (274 sq mi) today. [8] A further 200 km 2 (77 sq mi) of land is also expected to be added to the main island. [9]
Below is a list of countries in Asia by area. [1] Russia is the largest country in Asia and the world, even after excluding its European portion. The Maldives is the smallest country in Asia.
Area (km 2) Population [7] Density (/km 2) Ang Mo Kio: 宏茂桥 Hóngmàoqiáo ஆங் மோ கியோ North-East: 13.94 161,000 13,400 Bedok * 勿洛 Wùluò பிடோக் East: 21.69 278,270 13,000 Bishan: 碧山 Bìshān பீஷான் Central: 7.62 85,680 12,000 Boon Lay: 文礼 Wénlǐ பூன் லே West: 8.23 30 3.6 ...
Land reclamation projects have increased Singapore's land area from 580 km 2 (220 sq mi) in the 1960s to 710 km 2 (270 sq mi) by 2015, an increase of some 22% (130 km 2). [300] The country is projected to reclaim another 56 km 2 (20 sq mi). [301]
The largest region in terms of area is the West Region with 218.4 km 2 (84.3 sq mi), while the Central Region is the most populous with an estimated population of 922,980 inhabitants in the area in 2019. [3] Singapore is governed as a unitary state without provinces or states. While used by some governmental organizations, these regions are not ...
Planning Area [2] Region Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Singapore Island — 710 270 Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island) Punggol: Northeast Region: 1.33 0.51 Sentosa: Southern Islands: Central Region: 4.71 1.82 Pulau Ubin: North-Eastern Islands: Northeast Region: 10.19 3.93 Pulau Kusu: Southern Islands: Central Region: 0.085 0.033 Pedra Branca: Changi Bay ...
Situated at the northeastern corner of Singapore Island, the region comprises a total land area of 103.9 km 2 (40.1 sq mi), including the North-Eastern cluster of islands, Pulau Ubin, Pulau Tekong and Pulau Tekong Kechil. It borders Singapore's East Region to the east, Central Region to the south and North Region to the west.