East Region, Singapore

East Region
Singapore Changi Airport, Pasir Ris Park, IKEA in Tampines, Singapore University of Technology and Design
The East Region consists of six planning areas.
Coordinates: 1°20′58.53″N 103°57′24.44″E / 1.3495917°N 103.9567889°E / 1.3495917; 103.9567889
Country	Singapore
Planning Areas	6 Bedok Changi Changi Bay Paya Lebar Pasir Ris Tampines
CDC	North East CDC South East CDC
Regional centre	Tampines
Largest PA	Bedok
Government
• Mayors	North East CDC Desmond Choo South East CDC Mohd Fahmi Aliman
Area ^[1]
• Total	93.1 km² (35.9 sq mi)
Population (2020)^[1]
• Total	685,890
• Density	7,400/km² (19,000/sq mi)

The East Region (

Changi Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base.^[2]

The region also houses the Changi Naval Base and Changi Prison, which was first constructed in 1936 by the British and is Singapore's oldest internment facility.

Geography

With a total land area of 93.1 km² (35.9 sq mi), the region is situated on the eastern corner of

Singapore Island, bordering the North-East Region to the north-west, Central Region to the south-west and shares riverine borders with the North-Eastern Islands

to the north.

Government

The East Region is governed locally by two different Community Development Councils, namely the North East CDC and the South East CDC, both divided into six different planning areas.

Planning Areas

Planning Area	Area (km²)	Population	Density (/km²)
Bedok	21.69	289,750	13,360.5
Changi	40.61	2,530	62.3
Changi Bay	1.7	0	0
Pasir Ris	15.02	139,890	9,313
Paya Lebar	11.69	40	3.4
Tampines	20.89	261,230	12,506.2

Economy

Manufacturing makes up majority of the economical activity in the region, with industrial estates located in the planning areas of

Wafer Fabrication Parks houses several major semiconductor fabrication companies such as GlobalFoundries, UMC, SSMC and Siltronic. IBM had also set up a S$90 million technology park along Tampines Industrial Avenue, to manufacture its System Z mainframes and high-end POWER systems for its clients across Asia.^[3]

Jetstar Asia Airways, Scoot, Valuair and Tigerair having their head offices in the area. Changi Business Park, located in Changi South, also houses several commercial offices of business such as, DBS Bank, Standard Chartered and IBM

Education

Residents living within the area have access to different educational facilities ranging from preschools to primary and secondary schools as these are located around the different towns in the East region. The area is also home to various tertiary institutions such as,

Overseas Family School and United World College of South East Asia (Tampines Campus)

and a special needs school, Katong School (APSN).

References

^ ^a ^b City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Regions
^ "Key Statistics FY 2014/2015". Singapore Statistics. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
^ "IBM opens $90mln IBM Singapore Technology Park". Singapore Business Insider. 21 May 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

External links

East Region, Singapore travel guide from Wikivoyage

planning areas (Subzones in parentheses)
Central	Central Area (City centre) Bishan Marymount Upper Thomson Bukit Merah Alexandra Hill Alexandra North Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Merah Depot Road Everton Park HarbourFront/Maritime Square Henderson Hill Kampong Tiong Bahru Redhill Singapore General Hospital Telok Blangah Drive Telok Blangah Rise Telok Blangah Way Tiong Bahru Bukit Timah Anak Bukit Coronation Road Farrer Court Hillcrest Holland Road Leedon Park Swiss Club Ulu Pandan Downtown Core Anson Bayfront Subzone Bugis Cecil Central Subzone City Hall Clifford Pier Marina Centre Maxwell Millenia Singapore Nicoll Phillip Raffles Place Tanjong Pagar Geylang Aljunied Geylang East Kallang Way Kampong Ubi MacPherson Kallang Bendemeer Boon Keng Crawford Geylang Bahru Kallang Bahru Kampong Bugis Kampong Java Lavender Tanjong Rhu Marina East Marina South Marine Parade East Coast Katong Marina East Marine Parade Mountbatten Museum Bras Basah Dhoby Ghaut Fort Canning Newton Cairnhill Goodwood Park Istana Negara Monk's Hill Newton Circus Orange Grove Novena Balestier Dunearn Malcolm Moulmein Mount Pleasant Orchard Boulevard Somerset Tanglin Outram China Square Chinatown Pearl's Hill People's Park Queenstown Commonwealth Dover Ghim Moh Kent Ridge Margaret Drive Mei Chin National University of Singapore one-north Pasir Panjang 1 Pasir Panjang 2 Tanglin Halt Queensway River Valley Institution Hill Leonie Hill One Tree Hill Oxley Paterson Rochor Bencoolen Farrer Park Kampong Glam Little India Mackenzie Mount Emily Rochor Canal Selegie Sungei Road Victoria Singapore River Boat Quay Clarke Quay Robertson Quay Southern Islands Kusu Island Lazarus Island Sentosa Sisters' Islands Saint John's Island Straits View Tanglin Chatsworth Nassim Ridout Tyersall Toa Payoh Bidadari Boon Teck Braddell Joo Seng Kim Keat Lorong 8 Toa Payoh Pei Chun Potong Pasir Sennett Toa Payoh Central Toa Payoh West Woodleigh
East	Bedok Bayshore Bedok North Reservoir Bedok South Frankel Kaki Bukit Kembangan Siglap Changi Airport Changi Point Changi West Changi Bay Pasir Ris Flora Drive Loyang East Loyang West Pasir Ris Central Pasir Ris Drive Pasir Ris Park Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park Pasir Ris West Paya Lebar Airport Road, Singapore Paya Lebar East Paya Lebar North Paya Lebar West Plab Tampines Simei Tampines East Tampines North Tampines West Xilin
North	Central Water Catchment Lim Chu Kang Mandai Mandai East Mandai Estate Mandai West Sembawang Admiralty Sembawang Central Sembawang East Sembawang North Sembawang Spring Sembawang Straits Senoko North Senoko South The Wharves Simpang Pulau Seletar Simpang North Simpang South Tanjong Irau Sungei Kadut Gali Batu Kranji Pang Sua Turf Club Reservoir View Woodlands Greenwood Park Midview North Coast Senoko West Woodgrove Woodlands East Woodlands Regional Centre Woodlands South Woodlands West Yishun Khatib Lower Seletar Nee Soon Northland Springleaf Yishun Central Yishun East Yishun South Yishun West
North-East	Ang Mo Kio Ang Mo Kio Town Centre Cheng San Chong Boon Kebun Baru Sembawang Hills Shangri-la Tagore Townsville, Singapore Yio Chu Kang Yio Chu Kang East Yio Chu Kang North Yio Chu Kang West Hougang Defu Industrial Park Hougang Central Hougang East Hougang West Kangkar Kovan Lorong Ah Soo Lorong Halus Tai Seng Trafalgar North-Eastern Islands Punggol Coney Island Matilda Northshore Punggol Canal Punggol Field Punggol Town Centre Waterway East Seletar Pulau Punggol Barat Pulau Punggol Timor Seletar Aerospace Park Sengkang Anchorvale Compassvale Fernvale Jalan Kayu Lorong Halus North Rivervale Sengkang Town Centre Sengkang West Serangoon Lorong Chuan Seletar Hills Serangoon Central Serangoon Garden Serangoon North Serangoon North Industrial Estate Upper Paya Lebar
West	Boon Lay Liu Fang Samulun Shipyard Tukang Bukit Batok Bukit Batok Central Bukit Batok East Bukit Batok South Bukit Batok West Brickworks Bukit Gombak Guilin Hillview Hong Kah North Bukit Panjang Bangkit Dairy Farm Fajar Jelebu Nature Reserve Saujana Senja Choa Chu Kang Choa Chu Kang Central Choa Chu Kang North Keat Hong Peng Siang Teck Whye Yew Tee Clementi Clementi Central Clementi North Clementi West Clementi Woods Faber Pandan Sunset Way Toh Tuck West Coast Jurong East International Business Park Jurong Gateway Jurong Port Lakeside Jurong River Penjuru Crescent Teban Gardens Toh Guan Yuhua Jurong West Central Boon Lay Place Chin Bee Hong Kah Kian Teck Safti Taman Jurong Wenya Yunnan Pioneer Benoi Sector Gul Basin Gul Circle Joo Koon Pioneer Sector Tengah Tuas Tengeh Tuas Bay Tuas North Tuas Promenade Tuas View Tuas View Extension Western Islands Jurong Island Bukum Semakau Sudong Western Water Catchment

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