Southern Islands

Southern Islands
Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	南部群岛
• Pinyin	Nánbù qúndǎo
• Malay	Kepulauan Selatan
• Tamil	தெற்கு தீவுகள்
Sentosa, one of the eight major and the largest of the Southern Islands, has been developed into a major tourist attraction in Singapore.
Location in Central Region
Country	Singapore
Region	Central
Government
• Mayor	South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	West Coast GRC Rachel Ong Sin Yen
Area
• Total	5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi)
• Rank	42 out of 55
Population  (2018)
• Total	1,800
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)

The Southern Islands is a planning area consisting of a collection of islets located within the Central Region of Singapore, once home to the native Malay islanders and sea nomads before they were relocated to the mainland for urban redevelopment and future use. The islands that form the planning area are Kusu Island, Lazarus Island, Pulau Seringat, Pulau Tekukor, Saint John's Island, Sentosa and the two Sisters' Islands. The islands encompass a total land area of about 5.58 square kilometres (2.15 sq mi). The Sentosa Development Corporation oversaw the development and maintenance of these offshore islands south of Singapore from 1976 to March 2017, when it handed it back to the Singapore Land Authority.

Southern Islands planning area is situated on the Singapore Straits, south of the mainland planning area of Bukit Merah. It also shares maritime boundary with the Western Islands planning area.