Planning areas of Singapore

Planning areas of Singapore Kawasan Perancangan (Malay) 规划区 (Chinese) திட்டமிடல் பகுதி (Tamil)
Category	First-level census division
Location	Republic of Singapore
Created by	Urban Redevelopment Authority
Created	September 1991 (proposed) [1] 22 January 1999 (gazetted) [2]
Number	55 (as of 2019)
Populations	10 (Western Islands) – 284,560 (Tampines) [3]
Areas	0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi) (Straits View) – 69.46 km2 (26.82 sq mi) (Western Water Catchment) [3]
Government	National Government
Subdivisions	Subzone

The planning areas of Singapore, also known as Development Guide Plan (DGP) areas, are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). There are currently 55 such areas, grouped into five regions: Central, East, North, North-East and West. Each planning area is further subdivided into subzones for more detailed planning purposes. A DGP is prepared for each planning area, providing detailed land use and development guidelines down to the individual plot level. ^{[4] [2]}

Planning areas were introduced in the early 1990s following the release of the 1991 Concept Plan, which marked a shift toward a long-term and strategic urban development. ^[5] Since their implementation, planning area boundaries have been adopted by various government agencies for administrative and statistical purposes. For instance, the Department of Statistics of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) first used planning areas in its reporting of the 2000 census, replacing earlier divisions based on electoral boundaries. ^[6] The Singapore Police Force (SPF) similarly aligned its Neighbourhood Police Centres jurisdictions with planning areas in 1999, moving away from the electoral division-based boundaries of the former Neighbourhood Police Post system. ^[7]

List of planning areas

Inset map of the Central Area

Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes. ^{[8] [3]}

Reference map for the planning areas of Singapore

Bishan Bukit Merah Southern Islands Geylang Kallang Marine Parade Queenstown Toa Payoh Bedok Changi Paya Lebar Pasir Ris North-Eastern Islands Tampines Central Water Catchment Woodlands Ang Mo Kio Bukit Batok Bukit Panjang Clementi Bukit Timah Tanglin Central Area Jurong East Western Islands Boon Lay Pioneer Tuas Western Water Catchment Lim Chu Kang Sungei Kadut Choa Chu Kang Tengah Jurong West Novena Serangoon Hougang Sengkang Mandai Yishun Sembawang Simpang Seletar Punggol Changi Bay West Region North-East Region North Region East Region Central Region

Region
Central

English • Malay [a]	Chinese	Tamil	Region	Area (km2)	Population (2024) [9]	Population density (/km2)	Subzones
Ang Mo Kio	宏茂桥	ஆங் மோ கியோ	North-East	13.94	159,340	11,430	12
Bedok	勿洛	பிடோக்	East	21.69	276,840	12,763	8
Bishan	碧山	பீஷான்	Central	7.62	87,930	11,539	3
Boon Lay	文礼	பூன் லே	West	8.23	20	2	4
Bukit Batok	武吉巴督	புக்கிட் பாத்தோக்	West	11.13	167,750	15,072	9
Bukit Merah	红山	புக்கிட் மேரா	Central	14.34	148,270	10,340	17
Bukit Panjang	武吉班让	புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்	West	8.99	138,050	15,356	7
Bukit Timah	武吉知马	புக்கிட் திமா	Central	17.53	83,570	4,767	8
Central Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Tengah	中央集水区	மத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு	North	37.15	–	–	N/A
Changi	樟宜	சாங்கி	East	40.61	1,950	48	3
Changi Bay • Teluk Changi	樟宜湾	சாங்கி பே	East	1.7	–	–	N/A
Choa Chu Kang	蔡厝港	சுவா சூ காங்	West	6.11	190,180	31,126	7
Clementi	金文泰	கிளிமெண்டி	West	9.49	102,390	10,789	9
Downtown Core • Pusat Bandar	市中心	சிங்கப்பூர் நகர மையத்தில்	Central	4.34	4,660	1,074	8
Geylang	芽笼	கேலாங்	Central	9.64	116,610	12,096	5
Hougang	后港	ஹவ்காங்	North-East	13.93	228,140	16,378	10
Jurong East • Jurong Timur	裕廊东	ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு	West	17.83	74,530	4,180	10
Jurong West • Jurong Barat	裕廊西	ஜூரோங் மேற்கு	West	14.69	257,470	17,527	9
Kallang	加冷	காலாங்	Central	9.17	100,560	10,966	9
Lim Chu Kang	林厝港	லிம் சூ காங்	North	17.3	40	2	N/A
Mandai	万礼	மண்டாய்	North	11.77	2,110	179	3
Marina East • Marina Timur	滨海东	மெரினா கிழக்கு	Central	1.82	–	–	N/A
Marina South • Marina Selatan	滨海南	மெரினா தென்	Central	1.62	–	–	N/A
Marine Parade	马林百列	மரின் பரேட்	Central	6.12	46,690	7,629	5
Museum • Muzium	博物馆	அருங்காட்சியகம்	Central	0.83	760	916	3
Newton	纽顿	நியூட்டன்	Central	2.07	9,730	4,700	6
North-Eastern Islands • Kepulauan Timur Laut	东北群岛	வடகிழக்கு தீவுகள்	North-East	42.88	40	1	N/A
Novena	诺维娜	நொவீனா	Central	8.98	51,850	5,774	5
Orchard	乌节	ஆர்ச்சர்ட்	Central	0.96	1,290	1,344	3
Outram	欧南	ஊட்ரம்	Central	1.37	16,790	12,255	4
Pasir Ris	巴西立	பாசிர் ரிஸ்	East	15.02	145,150	9,664	8
Paya Lebar	巴耶利峇	பாய லேபார்	East	11.69	20	2	5
Pioneer	先驱	பயனியர்	West	12.1	50	4	5
Punggol	榜鹅	பொங்கோல்	North-East	9.34	199,400	21,349	7
Queenstown	女皇镇	குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்	Central	20.43	101,930	4,989	16
River Valley	里峇峇利	நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு	Central	1.48	11,880	8,027	5
Rochor	梧槽	ரோச்சோர்	Central	1.62	12,920	7,975	10
Seletar	实里达	சிலேத்தார்	North-East	10.25	300	29	4
Sembawang	三巴旺	செம்பவாங்	North	12.34	110,090	8,921	9
Sengkang	盛港	செங்காங்	North-East	10.59	265,060	25,029	7
Serangoon	实龙岗	சிராங்கூன்	North-East	10.1	117,630	11,647	7
Simpang	新邦	சிம்பாங்	North	5.13	–	–	4
Singapore River • Sungai Singapura	新加坡河	சிங்கப்பூர் நதி	Central	0.96	4,380	4,563	3
Southern Islands • Kepulauan Selatan	南部群岛	தெற்கு தீவுகள்	Central	6.07	2,480	409	2
Straits View • Pemandangan Selat	海峡景	ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் காண்க	Central	0.77	–	–	N/A
Sungei Kadut • Sungai Kadut	双溪加株	சுங்கை காடுட்	North	15.99	750	47	5
Tampines	淡滨尼	தெம்பினிஸ்	East	20.89	284,560	13,622	5
Tanglin	东陵	டங்லின்	Central	7.63	24,030	3,149	4
Tengah	登加	தெங்கா	West	7.4	7,980	1,078	N/A
Toa Payoh	大巴窑	தோ பாயோ	Central	8.17	139,310	17,051	12
Tuas	大士	துவாஸ்	West	30.04	70	2	6
Western Islands • Kepulauan Barat	西部群岛	மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள்	West	39.47	10	0	3
Western Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat	西部集水区	மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு	West	69.46	600	9	N/A
Woodlands	兀兰	ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்	North	13.59	255,180	18,777	9
Yishun	义顺	யீஷூன்	North	21.24	229,520	10,806	9

See also

• Administrative divisions of Singapore
  • Subdivisions of Singapore
  • Constituencies of Singapore

• Urban planning in Singapore
  • Regions of Singapore

• Urban renewal in Singapore
  • Future developments in Singapore
  • Land reclamation in Singapore

• Geography of Singapore

Notes

1. Most place names are attested to be of Malay origin and referred to similarly in the Malay language.

References

1. "HistorySG - 1991 Concept Plan is unveiled". National Library Board.
2. "Singapore Infopedia - Development guide plan". National Library Board.
3. City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Subdivision
4. "Master Plan 2019". Urban Redevelopment Authority. 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
5. "Urban Redevelopment Authourity". Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 2 June 2007.
6. Arumainathan, P. (1970). REPORT ON THE CENSUS OF POPULATION 1970 SINGAPORE - Volume II. Singapore Department of Statistics.
7. Yuen, Belinda K. P. (1998). Planning Singapore: From Plan to Implementation. Singapore Institute of Planners. ISBN   9789810405731.
8. "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data" . Retrieved 11 February 2019.
9. "Geographical Distribution Dashboard – Resident Population". Department of Statistics Singapore. June 2024.

External links

• Planning Areas Boundaries Map A
• Planning Areas Boundaries Map B
• Singapore Subzone Map