Tampines New Town
Tampines New Town is a city in Singapore with a population of about 259,900.
Tampines is the regional centre of the East Region of Singapore. With a population of 290,090 living across its five subzones as of 2025, it is the most populous planning area in 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. Situated in the historical region of Tanah Merah, its present-day terrain is particularly flat due to large-scale sand quarrying in the 1960s.
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About Tampines New Town
| Country | Singapore |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 00 |
| Population | 259,900 |
| Local currency | SGD |
| Coordinates | 1.3492, 103.9497 |
| Time zone | Asia/Singapore |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | City |
| Distance to the capital | 13 km · Singapore |
| Population (Singapore) | #7 most populated in Singapore |
| Where on Earth | 1°20′57″N · 103°56′59″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 150 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,869 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Iskandar Puteri (Malaysia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -1.35, -76.05 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Beijing | 4,468 km |
| Tokyo | 5,302 km |
| Dubai | 5,850 km |
| Sydney | 6,295 km |
| Cairo | 8,273 km |
| Moscow | 8,429 km |