Tampines
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| Planning Area and HDB Town | ||||||||||
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| • Chinese | 淡滨尼 | |||||||||
| • Pinyin | Dàn Bīn Ní | |||||||||
| • Hokkien | Tām-pin-nî | |||||||||
| • Malay | Tampines | |||||||||
| • Tamil | தெம்பினிஸ் | |||||||||
From top left to right: Expo MRT Station, IKEA outlet at Tampines North, Tampines Bus Interchange, East West MRT Line flyover near Tampines MRT Station, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore Expo, Temasek Polytechnic, Tampines Avenue 5
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 Tampines
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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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North East CDC South East CDC |
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Aljunied GRC Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC East Coast GRC Tampines GRC |
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| Area | ||||||||||
| • Total | 20.89 km2 (8.07 sq mi) | |||||||||
| • Residential | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Population (2015) | ||||||||||
| • Total | 261,230 | |||||||||
| • Density | 13,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) | |||||||||
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Colloquial
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| Postal district | 16, 18 | |||||||||
| Dwelling units | 66,599 | |||||||||
| Projected ultimate | 110,000 | |||||||||
North East CDC
South East CDC
Aljunied GRC
Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
East Coast GRC
Tampines GRC
Official
Colloquial
Tampines /tæmpəˈniːs/ (Chinese: 淡滨尼, Tamil: தெம்பினிஸ்) is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. The planning area is bordered by Bedok and Paya Lebar to the west, Pasir Ris to the north, Changi to the east and the Singapore Straits to the south. Tampines New Town is located in the northern portion of Tampines planning area. Tampines is the third largest new town in Singapore by area, covering over 2089 hectares of land and also is the third most populated new town, following Bedok and Jurong West. It is the regional centre for the East Region.
In the past, Tampines was covered by forests, swamp and sand quarries. Ironwood trees, or tempinis, grew abundantly here and thus gave the area its name. It was part of military training area until about 1987.
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