| Planning areas of Singapore | |
| Category: | First-level census division |
| Territory: | Republic of Singapore |
| Start Date: | September 1991 (proposed)[1] |
| Start Date1: | 22 January 1999 (gazetted)[2] |
| Legislation Begin: | Urban Redevelopment Authority |
| Current Number: | 55 |
| Number Date: | 2019 |
| Population Range: | 10 (Western Islands and Tengah, Singapore) – 281,300 (Bedok)[3] [4] |
| Area Range: | 0.77km2 (Straits View) – 69.46km2 (Western Water Catchment) |
| Government: | National Government |
| Subdivision: | Subzone |
Planning areas, also known as DGP areas or DGP zones, are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. There are a total of 55 of these areas, organised into five regions. A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area, providing for detailed planning guidelines for every individual plot of land throughout the country.[2]
The planning areas were first introduced in the early 1990s after the release of the 1991 Concept Plan.[5] Since the implementation of these boundaries, other government ministries and departments have also increasingly adopted these boundaries for their administrative purposes. For example, the Statistics Department of Singapore published its 2000 census data based on planning area boundaries for the first time, compared to using census divisions based on electoral boundaries for previous exercises.[6] The Singapore Police Force's (SPF) neighbourhood police centres have jurisdiction boundaries based on planning area boundaries when they were officially gazetted in 1999, as opposed to electoral divisions under the previous neighbourhood Police Post system.
Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes.[3] [4]
| Name (English) | Malay | Chinese | Pinyin | Tamil | Region | Area (km2) | Population[7] | Density (/km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Bukit Batok | 武吉巴督 | Wǔjí Bādū | புக்கிட் பாத்தோக் | West | 11.13 | 164,560 | 14,000 | ||
| Bukit Merah | 红山 | Hóngshān | புக்கிட் மேரா | Central | 14.34 | 149,160 | 11,000 | ||
| Bukit Panjang | 武吉班让 | Wǔjí Bānràng | புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங் | West | 8.99 | 137,020 | 15,000 | ||
| Bukit Timah | 武吉知马 | Wǔjí Zhīmǎ | புக்கிட் திமா | Central | 17.53 | 79,270 | 4,400 | ||
| Central Water Catchment | Kawasan Tadahan Air Tengah | 中央集水区 | Zhōngyāng Jíshuǐqū | மத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு | North | 37.15 | |||
| Changi | 樟宜 | Zhāngyí | சாங்கி | East | 40.61 | 1,810 | 80.62 | ||
| Changi Bay | Teluk Changi | 樟宜湾 | Zhāngyí Wān | சாங்கி பே | East | 1.7 | |||
| Choa Chu Kang | 蔡厝港 | Cài Cuògǎng | சுவா சூ காங் | West | 6.11 | 189,990 | 30,000 | ||
| Clementi | 金文泰 | Jīnwéntài | கிளிமெண்டி | West | 9.49 | 93,500 | 9,800 | ||
| Downtown Core | Pusat Bandar | 市中心 | Shìzhōngxīn | சிங்கப்பூர் நகர மையத்தில் | Central | 4.34 | 4,000 | 680 | |
| Geylang | 芽笼 | Yálóng | கேலாங் | Central | 9.64 | 109,150 | 11,400 | ||
| Hougang | 后港 | Hòugǎng | ஹவ்காங் | North-East | 13.93 | 226,990 | 16,000 | ||
| Jurong East | Jurong Timur | 裕廊东 | Yùláng Dōng | ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு | West | 17.83 | 76,390 | 4,400 | |
| Jurong West | Jurong Barat | 裕廊西 | Yùláng Xī | ஜூரோங் மேற்கு | West | 14.69 | 258,240 | 18,000 | |
| Kallang | 加冷 | Jiālěng | காலாங் | Central | 9.17 | 100,520 | 11,000 | ||
| Lim Chu Kang | 林厝港 | Lín Cuògǎng | லிம் சூ காங் | North | 17.3 | 90 | 5.2 | ||
| Mandai | 万礼 | Wànlǐ | மண்டாய் | North | 11.77 | 2,090 | 180.2 | ||
| Marina East | Marina Timur | 滨海东 | Bīnhǎi Dōng | மெரினா கிழக்கு | Central | 1.82 | |||
| Marina South | Marina Selatan | 滨海南 | Bīnhǎi Nán | மெரினா தென் | Central | 1.62 | |||
| Marine Parade | 马林百列 | Mǎlín Bǎiliè | மரின் பரேட் | Central | 6.12 | 45,850 | 8,000 | ||
| Museum | Muzium | 博物馆 | Bówùguǎn | அருங்காட்சியகம் | Central | 0.83 | 630 | 480 | |
| Newton | 纽顿 | Niǔdùn | நியூட்டன் | Central | 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 | ஊட்ரம் | Central | 1.37 | 17,460 | 13,500 | ||
| Pasir Ris | 巴西立 | Bāxīlì | பாசிர் ரிஸ் | East | 15.02 | 145,990 | 9,600 | ||
| Paya Lebar | 巴耶利峇 | Bāyé Lìbā | பாய லேபார் | East | 11.69 | 30 | 3.4 | ||
| Pioneer | 先驱 | Xiānqū | பயனியர் | West | 12.1 | 50 | 8.3 | ||
| Punggol | 榜鹅 | Bǎng'é | பொங்கோல் | North-East | 9.34 | 185,810 | 17,800 | ||
| Queenstown | 女皇镇 | Nǚhuángzhèn | குவீன்ஸ்டவுன் | Central | 20.43 | 96,730 | 4,400 | ||
| River Valley | 里峇峇利 | Lǐbā Bālì | நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு | Central | 1.48 | 11,250 | 6,800 | ||
| Rochor | 梧槽 | Wúcáo | ரோச்சோர் | Central | 1.62 | 12,930 | 8,300 | ||
| Seletar | 实里达 | Shílǐdá | சிலேத்தார் | North-East | 10.25 | 300 | 26.3 | ||
| Sembawang | 三巴旺 | Sānbāwàng | செம்பவாங் | North | 12.34 | 108,220 | 8,400 | ||
| Sengkang | 盛港 | Shènggǎng | செங்காங் | North-East | 10.59 | 252,730 | 23,000 | ||
| Serangoon | 实龙岗 | Shílónggǎng | சிராங்கூன் | North-East | 10.1 | 117,910 | 11,500 | ||
| Simpang | 新邦 | Xīnbāng | சிம்பாங் | North | 5.13 | ||||
| Singapore River | Sungai Singapura | 新加坡河 | Xīnjiāpō Hé | சிங்கப்பூர் நதி | Central | 0.96 | 3,740 | 3,000 | |
| Southern Islands | Kepulauan Selatan | 南部群岛 | Nánbù Qúndǎo | தெற்கு தீவுகள் | Central | 6.07 | 2,220 | 244 | |
| Straits View | Pemandangan Selat | 海峡景 | Hǎixiájǐng | ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் காண்க | Central | 0.77 | |||
| Sungei Kadut | Sungai Kadut | 双溪加株 | Shuāngxī Jiāzhū | சுங்கை காடுட் | North | 15.99 | 740 | 53.2 | |
| Tampines | 淡滨尼 | Dànbīnní | தெம்பினிஸ் | East | 20.89 | 265,340 | 12,400 | ||
| Tanglin | 东陵 | Dōnglíng | டங்லின் | Central | 7.63 | 22,970 | 2,800 | ||
| Tengah | 登加 | Dēngjiā | தெங்கா | West | 7.4 | 10 | 1.4 | ||
| Toa Payoh | 大巴窑 | Dàbāyáo | தோ பாயோ | Central | 8.17 | 128,450 | 14,300 | ||
| Tuas | 大士 | Dàshì | துவாஸ் | West | 30.04 | 40 | 2.3 | ||
| Western Islands | Kepulauan Barat | 西部群岛 | Xībù Qúndǎo | மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள் | West | 39.47 | 10 | 0.25 | |
| Western Water Catchment | Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat | 西部集水区 | Xībù Jíshuǐqū | மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு | West | 69.46 | 610 | 13 | |
| Woodlands | 兀兰 | Wùlán | ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ் | North | 13.59 | 252,190 | 18,700 | ||
| Yishun | 义顺 | Yìshùn | யீஷூன் | North | 21.24 | 222,580 | 10,100 |
