Queenstown, Singapore

Queenstown
Queenstown
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	女皇镇
• Malay	Queenstown
• Tamil	குவீன்ஸ்டவுன்
	From top to bottom: The Sandcrawler at One North, University Cultural Centre at the Kent Ridge campus of the National University of Singapore, Haw Par Villa, Panoramic view of Ghim Moh at night, HDB flats along Queensway, Kent Ridge Park.
	Location of Queenstown in Singapore
	Location in Central Region
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	Coordinates: 1°17′39″N 103°47′10.06″E / 1.29417°N 103.7861278°E
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
CDCs	Central Singapore CDC; North West CDC; South West CDC;
Town councils	Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council; Tanjong Pagar Town Council; West Coast Town Council;
Constituencies	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC; Tanjong Pagar GRC; West Coast GRC;
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua; North West CDC Alex Yam; South West CDC Low Yen Ling;
• Members of Parliament	Holland-Bukit Timah GRC Christopher De Souza; Tanjong Pagar GRC Chan Chun Sing; Eric Chua; Joan Pereira; West Coast GRC S Iswaran; Rachel Ong;
Area
• Total	20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
• Residential	2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	95,930
• Density	4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Postal districts	3, 5
Dwelling units	30,546
Projected ultimate	60,000

Queenstown is a planning area and satellite residential town situated on the south-westernmost fringe of the Central Region of Singapore. It borders Bukit Timah to the north, Tanglin to the northeast, Bukit Merah to the east and southeast, as well as Clementi to the northwest and west. Its southern and southwesternmost limits are bounded by the Pandan Strait.^[4]^[5]

Developed by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the 1950s and subsequently by the Housing and Development Board in the 1960s, Queenstown was the first satellite town to be built in the country. Most apartments within the township consists of simple one, two, or three-room flats, typically in low-rise, walk-up blocks. Major development work was carried out during the first Five-Year Building Programme between 1960 and 1965. A total of 19,372 dwelling units were constructed between 1952 and 1968.^[6]

The headquarters of Grab, Razer and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are located in Queenstown.

^ ^a ^b "Queenstown (Planning Area, Singapore) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.
^ ^a ^b HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Statistics Singapore – Geographic Distribution – 2018 Latest Data". Retrieved 11 February 2019.
^ "URA 2014 Master Plan". Urban Redevelopment Authority.
^ "STATISTICS SINGAPORE – Map of Planning Areas/Subzones in Singapore" (PDF). Singapore Department of Statistics. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^ "DGP3-Outram". Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2005.

[citypopulation-1] "Queenstown (Planning Area, Singapore) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de.

[HDBstatistics-2] HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[singstat-3] "Statistics Singapore – Geographic Distribution – 2018 Latest Data". Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[URA2014MasterPlan-4] "URA 2014 Master Plan". Urban Redevelopment Authority.

[5] "STATISTICS SINGAPORE – Map of Planning Areas/Subzones in Singapore" (PDF). Singapore Department of Statistics. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[ura.gov.sg-6] "DGP3-Outram". Archived from the original on 21 April 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2005.

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