East Region, Singapore
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From top left to right: Bedok Reservoir, Singapore Changi Airport, Pasir Ris Park, IKEA in Tampines, Singapore University of Technology and Design
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 The East Region consists of six planning areas. |
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| Coordinates: 1°20′58.53″N 103°57′24.44″E / 1.3495917°N 103.9567889°E | |||||||
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Regional centre | Tampines | ||||||
| Largest PA | Bedok | ||||||
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North East CDC South East CDC |
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| Area | |||||||
| • Total | 93.1 km2 (35.9 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2015) | |||||||
| • Total | 693,500 | ||||||
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) | ||||||
North East CDC
South East CDC
The East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the 2nd most densely populated among the five, despite having the smallest land area. Bedok is the region's most populous town and Tampines is the regional centre of the area. Comprising 11,000 hectares, it includes six planning areas and is also home to Singapore's Changi Airport and Paya Lebar Airbase
The region also houses the Paya Lebar Air Base, Changi Naval Base and Changi Prison, which was first constructed in 1936 by the British and is Singapore's oldest internment facility.
With a total land area of 93.1 km2 (35.9 sq mi), the region is situated on the eastern corner of Singapore Island, bordering the North-East Region to the North-west, Central Region to the South-west and shares riverine borders with the North-Eastern Islands to the north.
The East Region is governed locally by 2 different Community Development Councils, namely the North East CDC and South East CDC and is divided into 6 different planning areas.
Manufacturing makes up majority of the economical activity in the region, with industrial estates located in the planning areas of Bedok, Changi, Pasir Ris, Tampines and Paya Lebar. Pasir Ris and Tampines Wafer Fabrication Parks houses several major semiconductor fabrication companies such as GlobalFoundries, UMC, SSMC and Siltronic. IBM had also set up a S$90 million technology park along Tampines Industrial Avenue, to manufacture its System Z mainframes and high-end POWER systems for its clients across Asia.
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