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Encyclopedia > Central Area, Singapore
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The Downtown Core includes high-density buildings along the Singapore River.
The Central Area seen from the Carlsberg Sky Tower.
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The Central Area seen from the Carlsberg Sky Tower.

The Central Area refers to the core financial and commercial districts in Singapore, comprising of eleven Urban planning areas, namely Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, Museum, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, Singapore River and Straits View as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Part of the Central Region in the southern part of Singapore, it includes high value land intensely regulated by the URA's urban planning initiatives. It apprioximately equates to the area which may be referred to as the city despite Singapore being a city in itself. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 475 KB) Summary Singapore River. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 475 KB) Summary Singapore River. ... Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: 新加坡河) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 319 KB) Summary Singapore Central Business District from Carlsberg Sky Tower. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 319 KB) Summary Singapore Central Business District from Carlsberg Sky Tower. ... The Carlsberg Sky Tower is Singapore’s highest observation tower. ... Finance addresses the ways in which individuals, business entities and other organizations allocate and use monetary resources over time. ... Commerce is the trading of something of value between two entities. ... Singapore is divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into five regions. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... Marina South (Chinese: 滨海南, Mandarin Pronunciation: Binhainan) is a peninsula adjacent to the Central Business District in Singapore. ... Orchard Road is lit up elaborately nearer the end of every year for the Christmas festive season. ... Outram is a district within the Central Area, relatively near the prominent city centre and financial districts, but is nearer the border of the Central Area, and outside the Downtown Core. ... Eateries in pre-war shophouses along River Valley Road offer local delicacies. ... Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: 新加坡河) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ... The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and one of the departments under the Government of Singapore. ... The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. ...


A major landmark of the Central Area is the Singapore River, which originates, then flows directly through it, eventually emptying into what is currently Marina Bay. Historically, it emptied into the Singapore Straits, with the river mouth being the main site of maritime activity for the fledging colony. The commercial areas which subsequently developed on the south banks of the river became the central business district for post-independent Singapore, also commonly known as the Golden Shoe due to the shoe-shaped district boundary. The commercial activity has since spilled over to surrounding areas, however, which the URA then grouped together collectively as a single planning unit it calls the Central Area. Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: 新加坡河) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ... Marina Bay (Chinese: 滨海湾, Mandarin Pronunciation: Binhaiwan) is a bay near the Central Area in the southern part of Singapore, and lies to the east of the Downtown Core. ... The Singapore Strait, as seen from East Coast Park. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... This article is about the Golden Boot award given in football (soccer). ...


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Before independence, the central business district in the Central Area consisted of what is now the Downtown Core, Museum, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, and the Singapore River planning areas. These included areas such as Dhoby Ghaut and Raffles Place. These planning areas were themselves designated and set apart only recently. Each of these districts have a heavy and dense commercial presence, especially in the Downtown Core, Orchard and Singapore River planning areas. The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... Orchard Road is lit up elaborately nearer the end of every year for the Christmas festive season. ... Outram is a district within the Central Area, relatively near the prominent city centre and financial districts, but is nearer the border of the Central Area, and outside the Downtown Core. ... Eateries in pre-war shophouses along River Valley Road offer local delicacies. ... Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: 新加坡河) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ... Dhoby Ghaut or Dhobi Ghat Pronounced: [Dho-bee Gh-aa-t] A hindi word for a washing place, the name Dhoby Ghaut is derived from the words Dhobi - literally meaning washerman or one who does your laundry and Ghat - generically meaning a large open space. ... Raffles Place is the financial heart of Singapore. ...


Rochor, Newton, River Valley and Outram are commercially thriving, but have less skyscrapers and generally include a more substantial residential presence. Schools, condominiums and Housing Development Board apartments may be located in these areas, albeit at a high price. Taipei 101, considered the worlds tallest skyscraper. ... A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... American high school students in a school A school is most commonly a place designated for learning. ... A condominium is a form of housing tenure. ... HDB Logo The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the government agency responsible for Singapores public housing programme. ... Borj-e Sefid apartments in Tehran, Iran An apartment (or flat in Britain and other Commonwealth countries) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... In economics and business, the price is the assigned numerical monetary value of a good, service or asset. ...


The Government of Singapore and the Urban Redevelopment Authority have expanded the Central Area from the 1970s to the present by land reclamation of portions of Marina Bay. Newly created portions of land surrounding Marina Bay have been organised and labelled into Marina East, Marina South, Straits View, with their own separate plans. The development of the reclaimed land surrounding Marina Bay, such as the construction of infrastructure, was similar to that of Jurong and Jurong Island, with the exception to use the land for commercial purposes. Many construction projects have been completed on the reclaimed lands since their creation, but much of it is still under consolidation or development. The Government of Singapore is formed by the political party which gains a 50% majority in the general elections held in Singapore at least once every four years. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... Marina Bay (Chinese: 滨海湾, Mandarin Pronunciation: Binhaiwan) is a bay near the Central Area in the southern part of Singapore, and lies to the east of the Downtown Core. ... Marina South (Chinese: 滨海南, Mandarin Pronunciation: Binhainan) is a peninsula adjacent to the Central Business District in Singapore. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jurong Island is a man-made island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore, off Jurong Industrial Estate. ... Cranes are essential in large construction projects, such as this skyscraper In project architecture and civil engineering, construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure. ...


The area tends to be more densely packed than other parts of Singapore, and a great number of Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) (MRT) stations, part of the public transport network, tends to be concentrated in this area, especially interchange stations and stations along the Circle MRT Line. In mathematics, the term dense has at least three different meanings. ... The logo of the Public Transport System A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ... Skytrain Bangkok. ... A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines in a metro system. ... The Circle Line (CCL) is the fourth Mass Rapid Transit line and currently under construction in Singapore. ...


External links

  • Planning Areas Boundaries Map A, showing extent of the Central Area


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Central Region, Singapore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (465 words)
The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state.
Comprising 130.5 square kilometres of land, it includes 11 Planning Areas within the Central Area which is the immediate vicinity of the Singapore's central business district, as well as another 11 more outside it.
Although the Central Area is by nature chiefly commercial, especially the area in the Downtown Core, it also includes 324,000 residential housing units of various types, ranging from HDB flats to more exclusive forms of private housing, such as bungalows, which are a status symbol because land is expensive.
MSN Encarta - Search View - Singapore (3806 words)
Singapore has little autonomous traditional culture, owing to its recent origin and mixed ethnic base, and traditional cultural activities tend to be perpetuations of the external parent cultures.
Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959, instituted at the culmination of its autonomous colonial development and since amended, especially in 1965 when Singapore became fully independent and assumed a republican constitution.
Relations between Singapore and the Philippines were thrown into crisis by the execution on March 17, 1995, of a Filipino maid convicted of murdering a fellow domestic worker and a child in Singapore; the Singaporean authorities rejected pleas from the Philippines for a stay of execution.
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