Central Region, Singapore
Central Region | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Malay | Wilayah Tengah (Singapura) |
| • Chinese | 中央区域 (新加坡) |
| • Tamil | மத்திய மண்டலம் (சிங்கப்பூர்) |
From top left to right: Holland Village, Sentosa, Fusionopolis at one-north, Haw Par Villa, Bishan–Ang Mo Kio Park, Toa Payoh Town Centre | |
Planning areas in the Central Region (excluding those in the Central Area, which is depicted as if it were a single PA) | |
| Coordinates: 1°18′2″N 103°49′18″E / 1.30056°N 103.82167°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Planning Areas | 22 |
| CDC | |
| Regional centre | Central Area (de facto) |
| Largest PA | Bukit Merah |
| Government | |
| • Mayors | Central Singapore CDC
North West CDC South East CDC South West CDC |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.7 km2 (51.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 922,580 |
| • Density | 6,952/km2 (18,010/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | SG-01 |
The Central Region is one of the five regions in the city-state of Singapore. It is the main metropolitan region surrounding the Central Area. Comprising 132.7 square kilometres (51.2 sq mi) of land area, it includes 11 planning areas (PAs) within the Central Area, as well as another 11 more outside it. The region is home to many of Singapore's national monuments as it was historically the area where the city was first founded and consists of country's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Although the Central Area is by nature chiefly commercial, especially the area in the Downtown Core, it also includes numerous residential housing of various types, ranging from public Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats to more affluent forms of housing, such as private condominiums and bungalows. There are also at least 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of green spaces, including parks, gardens and other recreational spaces linked by 19 km of park connectors.