24-3 Land Usage |
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(sq. km) |
Class |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
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Residential |
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Private Residential① |
24 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
Public Residential② |
16 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Rural Settlements③ |
27 |
26 |
26 |
26 |
35 |
Commercial |
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Commercial/Business and
Offices |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Industrial |
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Industrial |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Industrial Estates |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Warehouse and Storage④ |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
Institution |
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Government, Institution
and Community Facilities |
20 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
Transportation |
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Roads |
35 |
35 |
36 |
37 |
38 |
Railways |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Airport |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Open Space⑤ |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
Vacant Land |
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Vacant Development
Land/Construction in Progress |
27 |
31 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
Other Urban or Built-up
Land |
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Cemeteries and
Crematoriums |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Public Utilities |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Other Uses |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
Agricultural Land |
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Agricultural |
57 |
55 |
54 |
58 |
56 |
Fish ponds/Gei wais |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
Woodland/ Shrubland/
Grassland |
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Woodland |
190 |
190 |
190 |
285 |
268 |
Shrubland |
241 |
241 |
241 |
230 |
214 |
Grassland |
310 |
308 |
308 |
226 |
249 |
Wetland |
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Mangrove and Swamp⑥ |
6 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Barren Land |
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Badland |
16 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
5 |
Quarries |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Rocky Shore |
5 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Water Area |
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Reservoirs |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Streams and Nullahs |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Total⑥ |
1099 |
1100 |
1101 |
1 103 |
1104 |
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Notes : Figures are
as at December of the year. |
①Residential land
developed by private developers except village houses, Home Ownership Scheme
(HOS)/Private Sector Participation |
Scheme (PSPS) and temporary housing areas. |
②Include HOS/PSPS
and temporary housing areas. |
③Include
temporary structures. |
④Include open
storage areas. |
⑤Include parks,
stadiums and playgrounds. |
⑥From 2002
onwards, Mangrove and Swamp areas which are below the High Water Mark are
excluded from the calculation of the land area. |
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