City of Singapore (historical entity)
Singapore | |
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City | |
| City of Singapore | |
Port view, 1960 Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall High Street, 1963 Raffles Hotel Supreme Court and City Hall buildings Bumboats on the Singapore River | |
The Central Area (in red) of Singapore today, mostly corresponds with the former city from 1965. | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′30″N 103°51′00″E / 1.29167°N 103.85000°E | |
| Country | United Kingdom (1826–1963) Malaysia (1963–1965) |
| State | Colony of Singapore (1951–1959) State of Singapore (1959–1965) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Mayor | Ong Eng Guan |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Singaporean |
| Time zone | UTC+07:30 (MALT) |
| Postal districts | 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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The City of Singapore existed between 1951 and 1965 in the Colony of Singapore, a British Crown colony and later in the State of Singapore within Malaysia, with the City Council as the governing authority. Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965.
Today, the Central Area, which sits in the south-eastern corner of Singapore, mostly corresponds with what was once the City of Singapore.