Pulau Tekong

Pulau Tekong

Basic Military Training Centre (BMTC) at Pulau Tekong. (2011)
Pulau Tekong Location of Pulau Tekong within Singapore
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	1°24′29″N 104°03′21″E / 1.40806°N 104.05583°E / 1.40806; 104.05583
Archipelago	Malay Archipelago
Area	25[a] km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Administration
Singapore
Planning Area	North-Eastern Islands
Demographics
Population	8,000
Additional information
Transport SAF Changi Ferry Terminal Pulau Tekong Hot Spring Rocky Hill

Map of Pulau Tekong in Singapore

Pulau Tekong, also known colloquially as Tekong or Tekong Island, is the second-largest of Singapore's outlying islands after Jurong Island. Tekong is located off Singapore's northeastern coast, east of Pulau Ubin. Since the 1990s, the island has been used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and is generally restricted from public access. Transport to the island for permitted persons is via the SAF Changi Ferry Terminal at Changi Beach.

The original 25 km² (6,178-acre) island has undergone extensive land reclamation works for military use on its southern and northwestern coasts subsuming many of its surrounding small islets, including the former 89-hectare (220-acre) Pulau Tekong Kechil (Small Tekong Island). When fully completed, the island is estimated to reach an area of about 75 km² (18,530 acres).^[1]

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