Pasir Ris
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| Planning Area and HDB Town | ||||||
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| • Chinese | 巴西立 / 白沙 | |||||
| • Pinyin | Bāxīlì / Báishā | |||||
| • Malay | Pasir Ris | |||||
| • Tamil | பாசி ரிஸ் | |||||
From top left to right: HDB flats in Pasir Ris, Overseas Family School, Pasir Ris Elias Community Club, Pasir Ris Park
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 Pasir Ris
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| Coordinates: 1°22′19.54″N 103°56′50.54″E / 1.3720944°N 103.9473722°E | ||||||
| Country |
 Singapore
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North East CDC |
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Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC |
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| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 15.02 km2 (5.80 sq mi) | |||||
| • Residential | 3.18 km2 (1.23 sq mi) | |||||
| Population (2015) | ||||||
| • Total | 139,890 | |||||
| • Density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) | |||||
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| Postal districts | 17, 18 | |||||
| Dwelling units | 29,207 | |||||
| Projected ultimate | 44,000 | |||||
North East CDC
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
Official
Colloquial
Pasir Ris (Chinese: 巴西立 or 白沙, Tamil: பாசி ரிஸ்) is an planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine boundary with Punggol to the west, separated by the Serangoon River, as well as having a maritime boundary with the North-Eastern Islands planning area, across the Straits of Johor.
Like other new towns, public transport facilities were factored into the development of Pasir Ris. Pasir Ris is easily accessible via bus services at Pasir Ris Bus Interchange and the Mass Rapid Transit at Pasir Ris MRT Station. Today, landmarks in the area include the NTUC Pasir Ris Resort, Pasir Ris Beach Park and White Sands shopping mall.
The first reference to a village of Pasir Ris, Passier Reis, appeared in 1853. There has been conjecture that perhaps this is a contraction of Pasir Hiris (pasir is "sand" and hiris means "to shred" in Malay). Pasir Ris may also mean "white sand" in Malay. Pasir Ris Town is named after the long stretch of sandy white beach along the north-east coastline of Singapore, facing Pulau Ubin. The town exudes a resort ambience and its architecture and identity take inspiration from the surrounding beach and sea elements.
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