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▲| map = [[File:Singapore Planning Regions.png|300px]] ▲| category = [[Unitary State]] | territory = {{flag|Singapore}} | start_date = September 1991 (proposed)<ref>{{cite web|title=HistorySG - 1991 Concept Plan is unveiled|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/8a9c774e-3e4a-46c8-8862-0ff9f4ae257e|publisher=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref> | start_date1 = 22 January 1999 (gazetted)<ref name=DGP>{{cite web|title=Singapore Infopedia - Development guide plan|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1371_2009-01-05.html|publisher=[[National Library Board]]}}</ref> | legislation_begin = [[Urban Redevelopment Authority]] (URA) | current_number = 5 | number_date = | population_range = | area_range = {{Convert| | government = [[Community Development Council | government1 = [[Government of Singapore|National Government]] | subdivision = [[Planning Areas of Singapore|Planning Areas]] (PAs) }} The ''' Singapore is governed as a [[unitary state]] without [[province]]s or [[State (administrative division)|states]]. While == Regional centres == Prior to 1991, urban planners in Singapore preferred to have a strong commercial zone in the centre of the metropolitan area. Coupled with a disjointed residential developments in the northern and eastern areas, and industrial developments in the western areas of Singapore, this resulted in citizens having to travel across the island to their work or retail destinations. To address such issues and further improve city planning, the concept of regional centres was introduced in 1991 with the 1991 Master Plan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Sim |first=Loo Lee |last2=Malone-Lee |first2=Lai Choo |last3=Chin |first3=Kein Hoong Lawrence |date=2001-09-01 |title=Integrating land use and transport planning to reduce work-related travel:: a case study of Tampines Regional Centre in Singapore |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0197397501000121 |journal=Habitat International |language=en |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=399–414 |doi=10.1016/S0197-3975(01)00012-1 |issn=0197-3975}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Malone-Lee |first=Lai Choo |last2=Sim |first2=Loo Lee |last3=Chin |first3=Lawrence |date=2001-02-01 |title=Planning for a more balanced home–work relationship: the case study of Singapore |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275100000561 |journal=Cities |language=en |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=51–55 |doi=10.1016/S0264-2751(00)00056-1 |issn=0264-2751}}</ref> Internationally, regional centres are typically new urban places or self-contained independent cities with their own mix of urban functions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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 [[Downtown Core|central business district]] in the [[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]]. These centres are planned to offer a variety of commercial, retail, entertainment, and other amenities to residents in the surrounding areas. They are strategically located in areas that are well-served by the [[Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)|Mass Rapid Transit]] system, an efficient bus system, and an extensive road network.<ref name=":1" /> These regional centres are aimed to decentralised the amenities that's previously concentrated in the city's core. There are four regional centres in Singapore, which were identified in the 1991 Master Plan. There is no regional centre for the Central Region as the city-centre itself ''de facto'' serves as one.<ref name=":0" /> The first regional centre to be developed was Tampines Regional Centre, located in the [[East Region, Singapore]], along with the introduction of the 1991 Master Plan. Subsequently, Jurong East Regional Centre ([[West Region, Singapore]]), also known as the Jurong Lake District, was being developed next in 2008,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Tampines, the forgotten regional centre? Not for long |url=https://www.todayonline.com/business/tampines-forgotten-regional-centre-not-long |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=TODAY |language=en}}</ref> with renewed plans unveiled in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=Beyond 2022: How Singapore's development will affect the property market (Jurong East and Tengah) |url=https://www.asiaone.com/money/beyond-2022-how-singapores-development-will-affect-property-market-jurong-east-and-tengah |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=AsiaOne |language=en}}</ref> Woodlands Regional Centre ([[North Region, Singapore]]) was mooted in 2014.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=2017-04-16 |title=Woodlands to transform into 'star destination of the North' with new housing, recreational and business facilities {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/woodlands-to-transform-into-star-destination-of-the-north-with-new-housing |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> Lastly, plans for Seletar Regional Centre ([[North-East Region, Singapore]]) has yet to be unveiled; as such [[Punggol]] ''de facto'' currently serves as the regional centre of the North-East, which includes the [[Punggol Digital District]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-22 |title=How Well Do Regional Centre Properties Compare Against The CBD? |url=https://stackedhomes.com/editorial/regional-centre-properties-against-cbd/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Property Blog Singapore - Stacked Homes |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Punggol Digital District |url=https://www.ura.gov.sg/Corporate/Planning/Master-Plan/Master-Plan-2019/Urban-Transformations/Punggol-Digital-District |website=www.ura.gov.sg |publisher=URA |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> ==List of regions== Population figures are as of 30 June 2020. They include citizens and permanent residents but do not include the approximately 1.6 million non-permanent residents of Singapore. {| class="wikitable sortable" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" !Region<ref name=citypopulation/> || Regional |- |[[Central Region, Singapore|Central Region]]||'''None''' (''de jure''); '''[[Central Area, Singapore|Central Area]]''' (''de facto'')||[[Queenstown, Singapore|Queenstown]]||[[Bukit Merah]]||align="right" |132.7||align="right" | |- |[[East Region, Singapore|East Region]]||'''[[Tampines]]'''||[[Changi]]||[[Bedok]]||align="right" | |- |[[North Region, Singapore|North Region]]||'''[[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]]'''||[[Central Water Catchment]]||[[Woodlands, Singapore|Woodlands]]|| align="right" |134.5||align="right" | |- |[[North-East Region, Singapore|North-East Region]]||'''[[Seletar]]''' ( |- |[[West Region, Singapore|West Region]]||'''[[Jurong East]]'''||[[Western Water Catchment]]||[[Jurong West]]||align="right" | |-style="background: #DDDDDD;" class="sortbottom" |'''Total'''||||||||align="right" | |} ==See also== {{portal|Singapore}} *[[ *[[Planning Areas of Singapore]] *[[Subdivisions of Singapore]] Line 50 ⟶ 61: ==External links== *[http://www.ura.gov.sg/ Urban Redevelopment Authority] *[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zrA-5XdNuoJU.kx5Bklz41E4Q [[Category:Regions of Singapore| ]] [[Category:Planning areas in Singapore| ]] [[Category:Subdivisions of Singapore]] [[Category:Urban planning in Singapore]] ▲[[Category:Regions of Singapore]] | |||