The Central Area or Central Business District (CBD) contains the core financial and commercial districts in Singapore, including 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).

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  • The Central Area or Central Business District (CBD) contains the core financial and commercial districts in Singapore, including 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. A major landmark of the Central Area is the Singapore River, which originates, then flows directly through it, eventually emptying into what is currently Marina Bay. Historically, it emptied into the Singapore Straits, with the river mouth being the main site of maritime activity for the fledging colony. The commercial areas which subsequently developed on the south banks of the river became the central business district for post-independent Singapore, also commonly known as the Golden Shoe due to the shoe-shaped district boundary. The commercial activity has since spilled over to surrounding areas, however, which the URA then grouped together collectively as a single planning unit it calls the Central Area.
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  • The Central Area or Central Business District (CBD) contains the core financial and commercial districts in Singapore, including 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).
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  • Central Area
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