Central Region, Singapore

Central Region
Region
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	中央区域
• Malay	Wilayah Tengah
• Tamil	மத்திய மண்டலம்
From top left to right: Skyline of the Downtown Core, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, Reflections at Keppel Bay, Fusionopolis at One North, Toa Payoh Town Centre
Planning Areas in the Central Region, excluding PAs within the Central Area
Coordinates: 1°18′2″N 103°49′18″E / 1.30056°N 103.82167°E / 1.30056; 103.82167
Country	Singapore
Planning Areas	22 Bishan Bukit Merah Bukit Timah Downtown Core Geylang Kallang Marina East Marina South Marine Parade Museum Newton Novena Orchard Outram Queenstown River Valley Rochor Singapore River Southern Islands Straits View Tanglin Toa Payoh
CDC	Central Singapore CDC North West CDC South East CDC South West CDC
Regional centre	Central Area (de facto)
Largest PA	Bukit Merah
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua North West CDC Alex Yam South East CDC Mohd Fahmi Aliman South West CDC Low Yen Ling
Area [1]
• Total	132.7 km2 (51.2 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	922,580
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	SG-01

The Central Region is one of the five regions in the city-state of Singapore and the main metropolitan region surrounding the Central Area. Comprising 13,150 hectares (32,500 acres) of land area,^[2] it includes 11 planning areas 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 site where the city was first founded and the country's only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a 165-year-old tropical garden is also located in the region.

Although the Central Area is by nature chiefly commercial, especially the area in the Downtown Core, it also includes 335,400 residential housing units^[2] of various types, ranging from HDB flats to more exclusive forms of private housing, such as bungalows. There are also 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) of green spaces, including parks, gardens and other recreational spaces linked by 19 km of park connectors, which were built in order to make this area aesthetically pleasing.