East Region, Singapore
region of Singapore
The East Region is one of the five regions in the city-state of Singapore. The region is the 2nd most densely populated among the five, and has the smallest land area. Bedok is the region's most populous town and Tampines is the regional centre of the area. Comprising 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres), it includes six planning areas and is also home to Singapore's Changi Airport and Paya Lebar Air Base.
The region also houses the Changi Naval Base and Changi Prison, which was first constructed in 1936 by the British and is Singapore's oldest internment facility.
Geography
With a total land area of 93.1 km2 (35.9 sq mi), the region is situated on the eastern corner of Singapore Island, bordering the North-East Region to the north-west, Central Region to the south-west and shares riverine borders with the North-Eastern Islands to the north.
Government
The East Region is governed locally by two different Community Development Councils, namely the North East CDC and the South East CDC, both divided into six different planning areas.
Planning Areas
Economy
Manufacturing makes up majority of the economical activity in the region, with industrial estates located in the planning areas of Bedok, Changi, Pasir Ris, Tampines and Paya Lebar. Pasir Ris and Tampines Wafer Fabrication Parks houses several major semiconductor fabrication companies such as GlobalFoundries, UMC, SSMC and Siltronic. IBM had also set up a S$90 million technology park along Tampines Industrial Avenue, to manufacture its System Z mainframes and high-end POWER systems for its clients across Asia.
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