The
Central Area, also called the
City of Singapore,
Singapore City or simply
The City, is a city located within the
Central Region of
Singapore. It consists of eleven
urban planning areas, namely
Downtown Core,
Marina East,
Marina South,
Museum,
Newton,
Orchard,
Outram,
River Valley,
Rochor,
Singapore River and Straits View as defined by the
Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Part of the
Central Region in the southern part of Singapore, it includes high value land intensely regulated by the URA's urban planning initiatives. It approximately equates to the area which may be referred to as
the city despite Singapore being a city in itself.