Planning areas of Singapore
The planning areas of Singapore, also referred to as Development Guide Plan areas, serve as the second level of urban planning and census divisions in Singapore as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. 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 first used planning areas in its reporting of the 2000 census, replacing earlier divisions based on electoral boundaries. The Singapore Police Force similarly aligned its Neighbourhood Police Centres jurisdictions with planning areas in 1999, moving away from the electoral division-based boundaries of the former Neighbourhood Police Posts 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 290,090 residents whilst the Western Islands are the least populous, having 10 residents in total. There are six planning areas with a population of 0 residents, being the Central Water Catchment, Changi Bay, Marina East, Marina South, Simpang, and Straits View. Straits View is the smallest-sized 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.| English • Malay | Chinese | Tamil | Region | Area | Population | Population density | Subzones |
| Ang Mo Kio | 宏茂桥 | ஆங் மோ கியோ | North-East | 13.94 | 158,720 | 11,386 | 12 |
| Bedok | 勿洛 | பிடோக் | East | 21.69 | 274,360 | 12,649 | 8 |
| Bishan | 碧山 | பீஷான் | Central | 7.62 | 87,530 | 11,487 | 3 |
| Boon Lay | 文礼 | பூன் லே | West | 8.23 | 30 | 4 | 4 |
| Bukit Batok | 武吉巴督 | புக்கிட் பாத்தோக் | West | 11.13 | 165,830 | 14,899 | 9 |
| Bukit Merah | 红山 | புக்கிட் மேரா | Central | 14.34 | 146,200 | 10,195 | 17 |
| Bukit Panjang | 武吉班让 | புக்கிட் பாஞ்சாங் | West | 8.99 | 136,360 | 15,168 | 7 |
| Bukit Timah | 武吉知马 | புக்கிட் திமா | Central | 17.53 | 85,900 | 4,900 | 8 |
| Central Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Tengah | 中央集水区 | மத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு | North | 37.15 | – | – | N/A |
| Changi | 樟宜 | சாங்கி | East | 40.61 | 1,960 | 48 | 3 |
| Changi Bay • Teluk Changi | 樟宜湾 | சாங்கி பே | East | 1.7 | – | – | N/A |
| Choa Chu Kang | 蔡厝港 | சுவா சூ காங் | West | 6.11 | 187,550 | 30,696 | 6 |
| Clementi | 金文泰 | கிளிமெண்டி | West | 9.49 | 104,240 | 10,984 | 9 |
| Downtown Core • Pusat Bandar | 市中心 | சிங்கப்பூர் நகர மையத்தில் | Central | 4.34 | 5,230 | 1,205 | 13 |
| Geylang | 芽笼 | கேலாங் | Central | 9.64 | 117,640 | 12,203 | 5 |
| Hougang | 后港 | ஹவ்காங் | North-East | 13.93 | 227,220 | 16,312 | 10 |
| Jurong East • Jurong Timur | 裕廊东 | ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு | West | 17.83 | 72,950 | 4,091 | 11 |
| Jurong West • Jurong Barat | 裕廊西 | ஜூரோங் மேற்கு | West | 14.69 | 253,840 | 17,280 | 9 |
| Kallang | 加冷 | காலாங் | Central | 9.17 | 101,720 | 11,093 | 9 |
| Lim Chu Kang | 林厝港 | லிம் சூ காங் | North | 17.3 | 30 | 2 | N/A |
| Mandai | 万礼 | மண்டாய் | North | 11.77 | 2,120 | 180 | 3 |
| Marina East • Marina Timur | 滨海东 | மெரினா கிழக்கு | Central | 1.82 | – | – | N/A |
| Marina South • Marina Selatan | 滨海南 | மெரினா தென் | Central | 1.62 | – | – | N/A |
| Marine Parade | 马林百列 | மரின் பரேட் | Central | 6.12 | 47,480 | 7,758 | 5 |
| Museum • Muzium | 博物馆 | அருங்காட்சியகம் | Central | 0.83 | 820 | 988 | 3 |
| Newton | 纽顿 | நியூட்டன் | Central | 2.07 | 10,110 | 4,884 | 6 |
| North-Eastern Islands • Kepulauan Timur Laut | 东北群岛 | வடகிழக்கு தீவுகள் | North-East | 42.88 | 40 | 1 | N/A |
| Novena | 诺维娜 | நொவீனா | Central | 8.98 | 53,160 | 5,920 | 5 |
| Orchard | 乌节 | ஆர்ச்சர்ட் | Central | 0.96 | 1,450 | 1,510 | 3 |
| Outram | 欧南 | ஊட்ரம் | Central | 1.37 | 16,940 | 12,365 | 4 |
| Pasir Ris | 巴西立 | பாசிர் ரிஸ் | East | 15.02 | 144,260 | 9,605 | 8 |
| Paya Lebar | 巴耶利峇 | பாய லேபார் | East | 11.69 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Pioneer | 先驱 | பயனியர் | West | 12.1 | 50 | 4 | 5 |
| Punggol | 榜鹅 | பொங்கோல் | North-East | 9.34 | 204,150 | 21,858 | 7 |
| Queenstown | 女皇镇 | குவீன்ஸ்டவுன் | Central | 20.43 | 101,480 | 4,967 | 15 |
| River Valley | 里峇峇利 | நதி பள்ளத்தாக்கு | Central | 1.48 | 12,700 | 8,581 | 5 |
| Rochor | 梧槽 | ரோச்சோர் | Central | 1.62 | 12,790 | 7,895 | 10 |
| Seletar | 实里达 | சிலேத்தார் | North-East | 10.25 | 290 | 28 | 4 |
| Sembawang | 三巴旺 | செம்பவாங் | North | 12.34 | 113,350 | 9,186 | 9 |
| Sengkang | 盛港 | செங்காங் | North-East | 10.59 | 267,600 | 25,269 | 7 |
| Serangoon | 实龙岗 | சிராங்கூன் | North-East | 10.1 | 116,630 | 11,548 | 7 |
| Simpang | 新邦 | சிம்பாங் | North | 5.13 | – | – | 4 |
| Singapore River • Sungai Singapura | 新加坡河 | சிங்கப்பூர் நதி | Central | 0.96 | 4,630 | 4,823 | 3 |
| Southern Islands • Kepulauan Selatan | 南部群岛 | தெற்கு தீவுகள் | Central | 6.07 | 2,680 | 442 | 2 |
| Straits View • Pemandangan Selat | 海峡景 | ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் காண்க | Central | 0.77 | – | – | N/A |
| Sungei Kadut • Sungai Kadut | 双溪加株 | சுங்கை காடுட் | North | 15.99 | 730 | 46 | 5 |
| Tampines | 淡滨尼 | தெம்பினிஸ் | East | 20.89 | 290,090 | 13,887 | 5 |
| Tanglin | 东陵 | டங்லின் | Central | 7.63 | 24,630 | 3,228 | 4 |
| Tengah | 登加 | தெங்கா | West | 7.4 | 22,960 | 3,103 | 6 |
| Toa Payoh | 大巴窑 | தோ பாயோ | Central | 8.17 | 142,220 | 17,408 | 12 |
| Tuas | 大士 | துவாஸ் | West | 30.04 | 80 | 3 | 6 |
| Western Islands • Kepulauan Barat | 西部群岛 | மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள் | West | 39.47 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Western Water Catchment • Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat | 西部集水区 | மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு | West | 69.46 | 580 | 8 | 3 |
| Woodlands | 兀兰 | ஊட்லண்ட்ஸ் | North | 13.59 | 254,440 | 18,723 | 9 |
| Yishun | 义顺 | யீஷூன் | North | 21.24 | 228,730 | 10,769 | 9 |