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| 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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