Tampines | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 淡滨尼 Tām-pin-nî (Hokkien POJ) Taam5 Ban1 Nei4 (Cantonese Jyutping) |
| • Malay | Tampines/Tempinis/تمڤينيس |
| • Tamil | தெம்பினிஸ் |
        Clockwise from top left: Public housing in Tampines North, Singapore University of Technology and Design, IKEA megastore at Tampines Retail Park, Tampines Eco Green, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Expo, East West MRT line viaduct, Commercial buildings in Tampines Central | |
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| Motto(s): Our Home, Our Heart, Our Tampines | |
 Location of Tampines in Singapore | |
.svg)  Tampines Location within Singapore  Tampines Location within Southeast Asia | |
| Coordinates: 1°20′58.53″N 103°57′24.44″E / 1.3495917°N 103.9567889°E | |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Region | East Region
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| Constituencies | |
| Government | |
| • Mayors | North East CDC
South East CDC |
| • Members of Parliament | Aljunied GRC
East Coast GRC Tampines GRC |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) |
| • Residential | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 284,560 |
| • Rank | 1st in Singapore |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Postal district | 16, 18 |
| Dwelling units | 73,968 |
| Projected ultimate | 110,000 |
Tampines (/ˈtæmpəniːs/ TAM-pə-nees) is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 284,560 living across its five subzones as of 2024, it is the most populous planning area in Singapore.[4] It is home to approximately 5% of Singapore's population. Tampines is bordered to the west by Bedok and Paya Lebar, to the north by Pasir Ris, to the east by Changi, and to the south by the Straits of Singapore. Situated in the historical region of Tanah Merah, its present-day terrain is particularly flat due to the large-scale sand quarrying in the 1960s.[5]
Tampines is composed of five subzones — Tampines North, Tampines East, Tampines West, Simei and Xilin.[6] These subzones were created in the early 1990s predominantly for urban planning purposes and have no relation to the three political constituencies in Tampines. Four of its subzones are largely residential with the exception of Xilin, which has a fair mix of commercial, industrial and recreational facilities. Xilin is home to Singapore Expo, the largest convention center in Singapore, and features the largest agglomeration of golf courses in Singapore.
As the first regional centre in Singapore, Tampines has progressed from a remote neighbourhood in the 1980s to a vibrant commercial hub. It is one of three regional centres in the city-state, serving to decentralise economic activity from the Central Business District to other parts of the island, an idea first proposed in the 1991 Concept Plan.[7] Several large insurance companies, real estate corporations and financial institutions, such as OCBC and UOB, have shifted their back-end operations to the regional centre. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, it now has 200,000 m2 of office space and 112,000 m2 of retail space. Tampines is also home to Changi Business Park, Singapore’s largest integrated business park. It is a 71,000 m2 project that houses many multinational corporations, including J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, IBM and Standard Chartered. As of 2016, it has 152,400 resident working persons, the second-highest in Singapore, according to the Department of Statistics.[8]
Tampines New Town in the north is a densely-populated residential town, and regarded as the core of the planning area. Its boundaries, as delineated by the Housing Development Board, exclude Xilin and the private housing estates of Simei. It spans 1200 hectares, of which 549 hectares is residential area, the largest of any town in Singapore.[9] It is currently the third-most populous town in Singapore, with 232,700 residents (as of 2018).[10] Amidst rapid ongoing development in Tampines North and with a projected ultimate of 110,000 dwelling units, Tampines is expected to become the most populous town in Singapore in the near future.[9] Regarded as a mature estate by the Government, it is the first estate in Singapore to employ its own municipal services office, given the variety of municipal issues it has to handle.[11] Enforcement of certain minor infractions has also been delegated to Tampines Municipal Services through its enforcement officers.
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- ^ a b "Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town". Data Singapore. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2023 Latest Data". Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Population Trends 2024". Department of Statistics Singapore. June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Quarries of Tampines". Roots. National Heritage Board. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Map of Planning Areas/Subzones in Singapore" (PDF). Urban Redevelopment Authority; Singapore Land Authority. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Integrating the Planning of Airports and the City: The Singapore Story (PDF) (1st ed.). Centre for Liveable Cities Singapore. 2019. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ Lim, Eugene; Seah, Yao Hui (25 August 2016). "Tampines, the forgotten regional centre? Not for long". TODAY. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Key Statistics" (PDF). HDB Annual Report 2020/2021. Housing Development Board Singapore. 2021. Town Developments. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Tampines". HDB Towns, Your Home. Housing Development Board Singapore. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Single contractor to handle several municipal services in Tampines under new pilot". CNA. 4 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.