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Planning areas of Singapore
Main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The planning areas of Singapore, also known as Development Guide Plan (DGP) areas, are the main urban planning and census divisions of Singapore delineated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). There are currently 55 such areas, grouped into five regions: Central, East, North, North-East and West. Each planning area is further subdivided into subzones for more detailed planning purposes. A DGP is prepared for each planning area, providing detailed land use and development guidelines down to the individual plot level.[4][2]
Planning areas were introduced in the early 1990s following the release of the 1991 Concept Plan, which marked a shift toward a long-term and strategic urban development.[5] Since their implementation, planning area boundaries have been adopted by various government agencies for administrative and statistical purposes. For instance, the Department of Statistics of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) first used planning areas in its reporting of the 2000 census, replacing earlier divisions based on electoral boundaries.[6] The Singapore Police Force (SPF) similarly aligned its Neighbourhood Police Centres jurisdictions with planning areas in 1999, moving away from the electoral division-based boundaries of the former Neighbourhood Police Post system.[7]
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Planning areas are further subdivided into 332 subzones for statistical purposes.[8][3]
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