Administrative divisions of Singapore
Singapore is divided into 5 first-level administrative divisions:
Largest cities in Singapore
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SingaporeCapital | 5,183,700 |
Singapore is the largest urban area in Singapore with about 5,183,700 people.
Terrain, rivers & lakes
Highest terrain in Singapore: ≈ 7,386 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.
No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for Singapore at this map scale.
Ethnic groups in Singapore
Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.7%, Indian 8.9%, other 3.2% (2021 est.)
Regionally, Chinese is the most common ethnic group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2021 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Religions in Singapore
Buddhist 31.1%, Christian 18.9%, Muslim 15.6%, Taoist 8.8%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 20% (2020 est.)
Regionally, Buddhist is the most common religious group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
Languages in Singapore
English (official) 48.3%, Mandarin (official) 29.9%, other Chinese dialects (includes Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) 8.7%, Malay (official) 9.2%, Tamil (official) 2.5%, other 1.4% (2020 est.)
Regionally, English is the most common language group across most of the 5 divisions.
Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys
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Sources: boundaries, cities, rivers and lakes from Natural Earth (public domain, 1:10m); elevation from the AWS Open Data terrain tiles (SRTM/GMTED); ethnic, religious and language shares from the CIA World Factbook; regional dominance compiled by Glostats from national censuses and surveys. Page generated 2026-10-19. More about our data.