11 Facts About Tampines

Tampines is the regional centre and second-most populous planning area of the East Region of Singapore.

Tampines is bordered to the west by Bedok and Paya Lebar, to the north by Pasir Ris, to the east by Changi, and to the south by the Straits of Singapore.

Tampines is home to Changi Business Park, Singapore's largest integrated business park.

Tampines New Town in the north is a densely-populated residential town, and regarded as the core of the planning area.

Oldest street in the area, Tampines Road, dates to 1864 when it was a cart track.

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At the turn of the 20th century, Tampines was a rubber plantation.

Tampines Court, had been en-bloc since July 2017 and all residents vacated their premises by 12 December 2018.

Tampines is one of Singapore's four regional centres, under the plan of the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Since 2020, Tampines was divided into three Group Representation Constituencies, namely the namesake Tampines, Aljunied and East Coast .

Tampines was led by the PAP, among which the MPs include Minister of the Environment and Water Resources and Muslim Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, except for Aljunied being led by the Workers' Party of Singapore.

From 2001 to 2020, part of Tampines which is under Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC were transferred back to Tampines GRC.