Tampines New Town

Tampines New Town

Tampines New Town is a HDB new town located in eastern Singapore. It is bounded by the Tampines Expressway, Tampines Avenue 10, canal north of Bedok Reservoir, Upper Changi Road, Simei Avenue, north of private estate off Upper Changi Road, Simei Road, west of private estate off Upper Changi Road North, the Pan Island Expressway, and back along Tampines Expressway. For administrative purposes, it includes the boundaries of Simei New Town located south of Tampines New Town proper.

The Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) of the United Nations awarded the World Habitat Award to Tampines, which was selected as a representative of Singapore's new towns, on 5 October 1992. The award was given in recognition of an outstanding contribution towards human settlement and development.

Districts

Tampines is divided into five districts, with each having a community centre to serve residents living in the district.

*Tampines Central
*Tampines Changkat
*Tampines East
*Tampines North
*Tampines West


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