Bukit Merah

Bukit Merah
Bukit Merah
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
• English	Bukit Merah / Redhill
• Chinese	红山 / 紅山; Hóngshān (Pinyin); Âng-soaⁿ (Hokkien POJ); Hung4 Saan1 (Cantonese Jyutping)
• Malay	Bukit Merah (Rumi); بوكيت ميره‎ (Jawi)
• Tamil	புக்கிட் மேரா; Pukkiṭ Mērā (Transliteration)
	From top left to right: HarbourFront, Singapore Improvement Trust flats in Tiong Bahru, Skyline of Redhill, Henderson Waves, Jetty at Labrador Nature Reserve
	Location in Central Region
	Bukit Merah Location of Bukit Merah within Singapore
	Coordinates: 1°16′54.86″N 103°49′26.11″E / 1.2819056°N 103.8239194°E
Country	Singapore
Region	Central Region
CDCs	Central Singapore CDC;
Town councils	Jalan Besar Town Council; Tanjong Pagar Town Council;
Constituencies	Jalan Besar GRC; Radin Mas SMC; Queenstown SMC; Tanjong Pagar GRC;
Government
• Mayors	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua;
• Members of Parliament	Jalan Besar GRC Josephine Teo; Radin Mas SMC Melvin Yong; Queenstown SMC Eric Chua; Tanjong Pagar GRC Rachel Ong; Foo Cexiang; Joan Pereira;
Area
• Total	14.34 km2 (5.54 sq mi)
• Residential	3.12 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	148,270
• Density	10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
• Chinese	120,830
• Malays	11,430
• Indians	13,980
• Others	5,010
Postal districts	2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10
Dwelling units	51,885
Projected ultimate	68,000

Bukit Merah, also known as Redhill, is a planning area and new town situated in the southernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tanglin to the north, Queenstown to the west and the Downtown Core, Outram and Singapore River planning areas of the Central Area to the east. It also shares a maritime boundary with the Southern Islands planning area to the south. Bukit Merah is linked to Sentosa Island via Sentosa Gateway, Sentosa Broadwalk, Sentosa Express and the Cable Car.

Bukit Merah planning area also includes two offshore islands which are linked to the mainland by road, namely Pulau Brani and Keppel Island. It is the most populated planning area in the Central Region, and the 12th most populated planning area in the country overall, being home to more than 150,000 residents.