Tampines
Forest of Tampines Trees
General Information
Other Name: Tampines New Town, District: Tampines, State: East Region, Singapore
Area: 4.24 km2
Languages Spoken: Chinese and English
Long Distance Code: +65 677
Importance: One of the most developed and advanced towns in Singapore.
Best Time to Visit: July to September and May
International Access: Connected to all the cities of Singapore.Description
Like much of Singapore, Tampines was once covered by forest, plantations and villages. Ironwood trees, or tempinis, grew abundantly here and gave the area its name. Tampines was a sand quarrying area, an activity which left significant tracts of land pitted and barren. The transformation of Tampines into a regional town began in the late 1970s, although it was not until the 1990s that the new town was fully established.Location
Tampines New Town is a regional centre that lies to the east of Singapore''s city centre.Climate
Tropical Climate
Tampines Regional Library is a library located in Tampines New Town, Singapore. It is the first regional library in Singapore and opened on 3 December 1994 by then Senior Minister of State for Education and Health Aline Wong.
The 6,208-square metre library was upgraded in 1998 to include better facilities. A Chinese library service was inaugurated in May 1998, after the signing of Understanding of Memorandum with the National Libraries of Beijing and Shanghai. The library also has conference and exhibition facilities. The libray houses over 235,000 books with 63,000 books in Chinese, the largest collection of Chinese books in the library network.There is a vast collection of materials on overseas Chinese and children's books. The library also has a children's playhouse on the ground floor, IT and business books and microfilm services.
The 6,208-square metre library was upgraded in 1998 to include better facilities. A Chinese library service was inaugurated in May 1998, after the signing of Understanding of Memorandum with the National Libraries of Beijing and Shanghai. The library also has conference and exhibition facilities. The libray houses over 235,000 books with 63,000 books in Chinese, the largest collection of Chinese books in the library network.There is a vast collection of materials on overseas Chinese and children's books. The library also has a children's playhouse on the ground floor, IT and business books and microfilm services.