Woodlands, Singapore

This article is about a town in Singapore. For other towns with similar or exact names, see Woodlands (disambiguation).

Woodlands
Planning Area and Regional Centre
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese兀兰
 • MalayWoodlands
 • Tamilஊட்லண்ட்ஸ்
From top left to right: Republic Polytechnic, Woodlands Town Park East, Marsiling MRT station, Woodlands MRT station, Woodlands Park Connector, HDB flats along Woodlands Drive 16
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Location of Woodlands in Singapore
Location of Woodlands in Singapore
Location of Woodlands in Singapore
Woodlands is located in Singapore
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   Woodlands in    Singapore
Woodlands is located in Asia
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Woodlands is located in Earth
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Coordinates: 1°26′10.57″N 103°47′12.14″E / 1.4362694°N 103.7867056°E / 1.4362694; 103.7867056
Country Singapore
RegionNorth Region
CDC
Town councils
  • Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council
  • Sembawang Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • MayorNorth West CDC
 • Members of ParliamentMarsiling-Yew Tee GRC

Sembawang GRC

Area
[1][2]
 • Total
16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
 • Residential6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1][2][3]
 • Total
254,730
 • Density15,000/km2 (39,000/sq mi)
DemonymOfficial
  • Woodlands resident
Postal district
25
Dwelling units62,675
Projected ultimate98,000

Woodlands is a planning area and residential town located in the North of Singapore. As of 2019, the town has a population of 254,733. Located approximately 25 km (16 miles) north of the central business district (CBD), it is the densest planning area and is the regional centre for the northern parts of the country.

The Woodlands planning area borders Sembawang to the east, Mandai to the south and Sungei Kadut to the west. Woodlands New Town is situated within the Woodlands planning area, which was developed during the 1980s as part of Singapore's plan to decentralise the city-centre and create self-contained residential areas throughout the country.

Woodlands also serves as one of the two international land border connections on the Singaporean side between the countries of Singapore and Malaysia at Woodlands Checkpoint, which leads to the Johor–Singapore Causeway. The other connection is the Tuas Second Link at Tuas.

  1. ^ a b City Population - statistics, maps and charts | Woodlands
  2. ^ a b "Land Area and Dwelling Units by Town". Data Singapore. 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics Singapore - Geographic Distribution - 2018 Latest Data". Retrieved 11 February 2019.