Planning areas of Singapore

The planning areas of Singapore, also referred to as Development Guide Plan (DGP) areas, serve as the second level of urban planning and census divisions in Singapore as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). These areas provide a framework for urban development, land use planning and statistical analysis across the country. There are currently 55 planning areas, grouped into five regions: Central, East, North, North-East and West. Each planning area helps coordinate local development while contributing to the overall structure of its respective region. Each planning area is further subdivided into hundreds of subzones for more detailed planning purposes on the lowest level. A DGP is prepared for each planning area, providing detailed land use and development guidelines down to the individual plot level.

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. 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. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) similarly aligned its Neighbourhood Police Centres (NPCs) jurisdictions with planning areas in 1999, moving away from the electoral division-based boundaries of the former Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPPs) system.

There are 6 planning areas in the East Region, 7 in the North-East Region, 8 in the North Region, 12 in the West Region and 22 in the Central Region. Tampines is the most populous planning area at 296,060 residents, whilst Lim Chu Kang and Paya Lebar are the least populous, with 20 residents each. Seven planning areas have no residents: the Central Water Catchment, Changi Bay, Marina East, Marina South, Simpang, Straits View, and the Western Islands. Museum is the smallest planning area at , whilst the Western Water Catchment is the largest at .

List of planning areas Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes.City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Subdivision , the total area of Singapore's planning areas sums to , which is larger than the country's official land area of . This variation occurs because the two government agencies use different geographic criteria to measure the country. The Department of Statistics calculates the official land area by measuring only physical land above the high water mark. However, the Urban Redevelopment Authority draws planning boundaries to include inland water bodies, such as reservoirs and rivers, within their administrative zones.

Reference map of the planning areas of Singapore

English • MalayChineseTamilRegionArea (km2)Population (2026)Population density (/km2)SubzonesAng Mo Kio宏茂桥ஆங் மோ கியோNorth-East13.94159,33011,42812Bedok勿洛பிடோக்East21.73272,12012,5208Bishan碧山பீஷான்Central7.6187,81011,5423Boon Lay文礼பூன் லேWest8.283044Bukit Batok武吉巴督புக்கிட் பாத்தோக்West11.14165,68014,8729Bukit Merah红山புக்கிட் மேராCentral14.46144,69010,00517Bukit Panjang武吉班让புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங்West9.02135,11014,9797Bukit Timah武吉知马புக்கிட் திமாCentral17.5186,7204,9518Central Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Tengah中央集水区மத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்புNorth37.16––N/AChangi樟宜சாங்கிEast41.471,950473Changi Bay • Teluk Changi樟宜湾சாங்கி பேEast1.97––N/AChoa Chu Kang蔡厝港சுவா சூ காங்West6.12185,52030,3276Clementi金文泰கிளிமெண்டிWest9.52104,35010,9609Downtown Core • Pusat Bandar市中心சிங்கப்பூர் நகர மையத்தில்Central5.086,2301,22613Geylang芽笼கேலாங்Central9.64121,35012,5825Hougang后港ஹவ்காங்North-East13.93226,10016,22810Jurong East • Jurong Timur裕廊东ஜூரோங் கிழக்குWest17.8672,1604,04011Jurong West • Jurong Barat裕廊西ஜூரோங் மேற்குWest14.68250,89017,0909Kallang加冷காலாங்Central8.58102,55011,9469Lim Chu Kang林厝港லிம் சூ காங்North17.50201N/AMandai万礼மண்டாய்North11.772,0301733Marina East • Marina Timur滨海东மெரினா கிழக்குCentral1.84––N/AMarina South • Marina Selatan滨海南மெரினா தென்Central1.63––N/AMarine Parade马林百列மரின் பரேட்Central6.1348,4907,9065Museum • Muzium博物馆அருங்காட்சியகம்Central0.838601,0373Newton纽顿நியூட்டன்Central2.0710,3905,0226North-Eastern Islands • Kepulauan Timur Laut东北群岛வடகிழக்கு தீவுகள்North-East67.25300N/ANovena诺维娜நொவீனாCentral8.9753,9306,0145Orchard乌节ஆர்ச்சர்ட்Central0.961,5501,6193Outram欧南ஊட்ரம்Central1.3717,01012,3874Pasir Ris巴西立பாசிர் ரிஸ்East15.80145,0509,1798Paya Lebar巴耶利峇பாய லேபார்East11.692025Pioneer先驱பயனியர்West12.225045Punggol榜鹅பொங்கோல்North-East9.37204,49021,8147Queenstown女皇镇குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்Central21.68101,9704,70315River Valley里峇峇利நதி பள்ளத்தாக்குCentral1.4813,3509,0475Rochor梧槽ரோச்சோர்Central1.5912,6407,95710Seletar实里达சிலேத்தார்North-East10.85300284Sembawang三巴旺செம்பவாங்North12.64115,2709,1229Sengkang盛港செங்காங்North-East10.60265,83025,0717Serangoon实龙岗சிராங்கூன்North-East10.10115,86011,4717Simpang新邦சிம்பாங்North8.28––4Singapore River • Sungai Singapura新加坡河சிங்கப்பூர் நதிCentral0.964,7704,9813Southern Islands • Kepulauan Selatan南部群岛தெற்கு தீவுகள்Central7.132,8403992Straits View • Pemandangan Selat海峡景ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் காண்கCentral1.13––N/ASungei Kadut • Sungai Kadut双溪加株சுங்கை காடுட்North17.59700405Tampines淡滨尼தெம்பினிஸ்East20.80296,06014,2375Tanglin东陵டங்லின்Central7.5525,1903,3354Tengah登加தெங்காWest7.3634,3404,6646Toa Payoh大巴窑தோ பாயோCentral8.18148,94018,20712Tuas大士துவாஸ்West47.708026Western Islands • Kepulauan Barat西部群岛மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள்West45.81––3Western Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat西部集水区மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்புWest69.7559083Woodlands兀兰ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்North13.61255,28018,7539Yishun义顺யீஷூன்North21.01231,03010,9969

Planning areas of Singapore

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