Native name: Pulau Ubin | |
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 Map of Pulau Ubin from 1945 | |
.svg)  Pulau Ubin Location of Pulau Ubin within Singapore | |
| Etymology | Granite Island |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 1°24′34″N 103°57′36″E / 1.40944°N 103.96000°E |
| Archipelago | Malay Archipelago |
| Area | 10.19 km2 (3.93 sq mi) |
| Highest point | Bukit Puaka (75m) |
| Administration | |
| Region | North-East Region |
| Planning Area | North-Eastern Islands
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| Constituency | |
| Largest Settlement | Ubin Town |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Demographics | |
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| Population | 40 (2012)[1] |
| Ethnic groups | Chinese Singaporean Malay Singaporean Indian Singaporean |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | Pulau Ubin |
Pulau Ubin, also simply known as Ubin, is an island situated in the north east of Singapore, to the west of Pulau Tekong. The granite quarry used to be supported by a few thousand settlers on Pulau Ubin in the 1960s, but only about 40 villagers remained as of 2012.[1] It is one of the last rural areas to be found in Singapore, with an abundance of natural flora and fauna. The island forms part of the Ubin–Khatib Important Bird Area (IBA), identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant numbers of visiting and resident birds, some of which are threatened.[2] Today, the island is managed by the National Parks Board, compared to 12 agencies managing different areas of the island previously.[3]
- ^ a b "Kampong Life". National Park Boards. 2 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Ubin–Khatib". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Pulau Ubin to have NParks as central managing agency". The Straits Times. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2020.