Tampines

Tampines is the regional centre of the of . With a population of 290,090 living across its five subzones as of 2025, it is the most populous planning area in Singapore.
Wikipedia
Photo: Calvin Teo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
  • Type: Suburb with 261,000 residents
  • Description: planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore
  • Also known as: “Tampines New Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Masjid Darul Ghufran and Tampines Mall.

Mosque
Photo: Muhammadsuhayl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is currently the largest mosque in Singapore, located in Tampines and occupying with a floor area of 5,910 sq metres. It is about 300m from Tampines Bus Interchange, and beside .

Shopping center
is a suburban located at Tampines Central 5 in Tampines, Singapore, next to as well as . It was completed in 1995.

Shopping center
, also known as White Sands, is a 5-storey with retail outlets at the basement and two additional floors of basement carparks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Coast and Bedok.

Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The of is largely residential and offers few sights as such; most visitors just cross it on their way from and to Changi Airport. For Singaporeans, on the other hand, the main attractions are 20 km of white sandy beach and the food: this is the home of many of Singapore's culinary icons.

Suburb
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is a planning area and residential town located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah along the south-eastern coast of the of . is situated 4 km southwest of Tampines.

Neighborhood
is a subzone and residential precinct located in the town of in the of Singapore. It consists largely of private residential areas and a small public housing estate along Lengkong Tiga. is situated 4½ km southwest of Tampines.

Tampines

Latitude
1.3541° or 1° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
103.9439° or 103° 56′ 38″ east
Population
261,000
Elevation
22 metres (72 feet)
United Nations Location Code
SG TAM
Open location code
6PH59W3V+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1556659252
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1882115
Wiki­data ID
Q5110386
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Satellite Map

Discover Tampines from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Tampines” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Tām-pin-nî”
  • Chinese: “淡滨尼”
  • Chinese: “淡濱尼”
  • Chinese: “淡賓尼”
  • Dutch: “Tampines”
  • Finnish: “Tampines”
  • French: “Tampines”
  • German: “Tampines”
  • Indonesian: “Tampines”
  • Japanese: “タンパニース”
  • Japanese: “タンピネス”
  • Malay: “Tampines”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tām-pin-nî”
  • Persian: “تمپینس”
  • Russian: “Тампинес Новый город”
  • Spanish: “Tampines”
  • Thai: “ตัมปีเนส”
  • Urdu: “ٹیمپینیز”
  • Vietnamese: “Tampines”
  • “Tampines”

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Notable Places Nearby

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