North Region, Singapore

North Region
North Region (in pink) including the Central Water Catchment (green in the middle)
North Region (in pink) including the Central Water Catchment (green in the middle)
Coordinates: 1°26′10.57″N 103°47′12.14″E / 1.4362694°N 103.7867056°E / 1.4362694; 103.7867056
Country Singapore
Planning Areas
CDC
Regional centre
(and largest PA)
Woodlands
Government
 • MayorsNorth West CDC
Area
 • Total134.5 km2 (51.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total582,330
 • Density4,300/km2 (11,000/sq mi)

The North Region (Malay: Wilayah Utara, Chinese: 北區) of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the second largest region in terms of land area, and has a population of 582,330.[1] Woodlands is the regional centre and also the most populous town with 255,130 residents living in the area. Comprising 13,500 hectares of land area, it includes eight planning areas.

The relative isolation of the area from the Downtown Core meant relatively belated urban development and the greater abundance of natural greenery. Still, the region includes one of Singapore's largest new towns, Woodlands. Largely grouped into three new towns, it houses 129,000 residential housing units of various types, although public housing tends to dominate.[2] Excluding naturally occurring green spaces, the region has 3 square kilometres of recreational spaces.

  1. ^ a b c City Population - statistics, maps and charts | SINGAPORE: Regions
  2. ^ "Residential Statistics - URA". Urban Redevelopment Authority. 2008.