Queenstown, Singapore
Queenstown | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 女皇镇 |
| • Pinyin | Nǚ huáng zhèn |
| • 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 | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′39″N 103°47′10″E / 1.29417°N 103.78611°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Region | Central Region
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| CDCs | |
| Town councils |
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| Constituencies | |
| Government | |
| • Mayors | Central Singapore CDC
North West CDC South West CDC |
| • Members of Parliament | Holland-Bukit Timah GRC
Queenstown SMC Tanjong Pagar GRC West Coast-Jurong West GRC |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi) |
| • Residential | 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 101,930 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Postal districts | 3, 5 |
| Dwelling units | 30,546 |
| Projected ultimate | 60,000 |
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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.
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.
The headquarters of Grab, Razer and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are located in Queenstown.