List of islands of Singapore

This is a list of islands of Singapore. Massive land reclamation works over the past centuries has merged many of Singapore's former islands and islets and has created a few larger ones. At present, Singapore has about 64 islands, with 7 of them belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).^[1]

List of islands

For civilian use

Islands of Singapore

Island	Planning Area^[2]	Region	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)
Singapore Island	—		710	270
Pulau Serangoon (Coney Island)	Punggol	Northeast Region	1.33	0.51
Sentosa	Southern Islands	Central Region	4.71	1.82
Pulau Ubin	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	10.19	3.93
Pulau Kusu	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.085	0.033
Pedra Branca	Changi Bay	East Region	0.00856	0.00331
Pulau Anak Bukom	Western Islands	West Region	0.002	0.00077
Pulau Berkas	Western Islands	West Region	0.26	0.10
Pulau Biola (Violin Island)	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.004	0.0015
Pulau Brani	Southern Islands	Central Region	1.22	0.47
Pulau Bukom	Western Islands	West Region	1.45	0.56
Pulau Bukom Kechil	Western Islands	West Region	2.1	0.81
Pulau Buloh (Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve)	Lim Chu Kang	North Region	1.3	0.50
Pulau Damar Laut	Jurong East	West Region	—	—
Pulau Damien	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	—	—
Pulau Hantu	Western Islands	West Region	0.126	0.049
Pulau Keppel	Western Islands	Central Region	0.053	0.020
Pulau Ketam	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	—	—
Pulau Khatib Bongsu	Simpang	North Region	—	—
Pulau Malang Siajar	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	—	—
Pulau Palawan	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.004	0.0015
Pulau Jong	Western Islands	West Region	0.006	0.0023
Pulau Sakijang Bendera (Saint John's Island)	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.405	0.156
Pulau Sakijang Pelepah (Lazarus Island)	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.47	0.18
Pulau Salu	Western Islands	West Region	0.0075	0.0029
Pulau Samulun	Western Islands	West Region	0.004	0.0015
Pulau Satumu	Western Islands	West Region	0.013	0.0050
Pulau Sebarok (Middle Island)	Western Islands	West Region	0.468	0.181
Pulau Sekudu	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	—	—
Pulau Seletar	Simpang	North Region	0.385	0.149
Pulau Seringat	Southern Islands	Central Region	—	—
Pulau Seringat Kechil	Southern Islands	Central Region	—	—
Pulau Subar Darat (Sisters' Island)	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.056	0.022
Pulau Tekukor	Southern Islands	Central Region	—	—
Pulau Unum	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	—	—
Sultan Shoal	Tuas	West Region	0.006	0.0023

For military use

Island	Planning Area	Region	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)
Pulau Tekong	North-Eastern Islands	Northeast Region	24.43	9.43
Pulau Sudong	Western Islands	West Region	2.09	0.81
Pulau Pawai	Western Islands	West Region	0.182	0.070
Pulau Senang	Western Islands	West Region	0.817	0.315
Pulau Bajau	Western Water Catchment	West Region	—	—
Pulau Pergam	Western Water Catchment	West Region	—	—
Pulau Sarimbun	Western Water Catchment	West Region	0.014	0.0054

Artificial islands

Island	Planning Area^[2]	Region	Area (km²)	Area (sq mi)
Chinese Garden	Jurong East	West Region	—	—
Coral Island	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.017	0.0066
Paradise Island	Southern Islands	Central Region	—	—
Pearl Island	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.019	0.0073
Pulau Punggol Barat	Seletar	Northeast Region	1.92	0.74
Pulau Punggol Timor	Seletar	Northeast Region	1.12	0.43
Pulau Semakau	Western Islands	West Region	3.5	1.4
Sandy Island	Southern Islands	Central Region	0.0007	0.00027
Japanese Garden	Jurong East	West Region
Jurong Island	Western Islands	West Region	32	12

Former islands

Island	Planning Area^[2]	Remarks
Christmas Island	—	Sovereignty transferred to Australia in 1957^[3]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	—	Sovereignty transferred to Australia in 1955^[4]
Pulau Saigon	Central Area	Added to the southern bank of the Singapore River in the late 20th century
Terumbu Retan Laut	Queenstown	Merged to form part of Pasir Panjang Container Terminal of the main island
Pulau Selugu	Southern Islands	Merged to form part of Sentosa
Pulau Renggis	Southern Islands	Was sunk by a wave at Sentosa on the year 2018
Pulau Buaya	Western Islands	Merged to form part of Jurong Island
Pulau Sakra
Pulau Bakau
Pulau Ayer Chawan
Pulau Ayer Merbau
Pulau Merlimau
Pulau Pesek
Pulau Pesek Kechil
Pulau Seraya
Pulau Meskol
Pulau Mesemut Laut
Pulau Mesemut Darat
Anak Pulau
Pulau Busing		Merged to form part of Pulau Bukom
Pulau Ular		Merged to form part of Pulau Bukom
Pulau Seking		Merged to form part of Pulau Semakau
Pulau Karang Campong		Merged to form part of Tuas

References

^ "10 amazing things you never knew about Singapore". Visit Singapore. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (Web)". Data (Government of Singapore). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ Alan., Kerr (2009). A federation in these seas : an account of the acquisition by Australia of its external territories. Australia. Attorney-General's Department. Barton, A.C.T.: Attorney General's Dept. ISBN 978-1921241727. OCLC 435419961.
^ "Colony of Singapore Government Gazette supplement". Government Printing Office, Colony of Singapore. 9 December 1955. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

External links

The Islands That Made Us: The Forgotten Islands - A documentary about Singapore's islands, produced by Channel News Asia in 2019.
Singapore Archipelago - A docuseries about the history of Singapore's islands, produced by Sitting In Pictures in 2021, available on meWatch.

[1] "10 amazing things you never knew about Singapore". Visit Singapore. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[planningarea-2] "Master Plan 2014 Planning Area Boundary (Web)". Data (Government of Singapore). Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] Alan., Kerr (2009). A federation in these seas : an account of the acquisition by Australia of its external territories. Australia. Attorney-General's Department. Barton, A.C.T.: Attorney General's Dept. ISBN 978-1921241727. OCLC 435419961.

[4] "Colony of Singapore Government Gazette supplement". Government Printing Office, Colony of Singapore. 9 December 1955. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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