City of Singapore (historical entity)
The City of Singapore existed between 1951 and 1965 in the Colony of Singapore, a British Crown colony and later in the State of Singapore within Malaysia, with the City Council as the governing authority. Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965.
Singapore | |
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City | |
| City of Singapore | |
From top left to right: South Bridge Road, Victoria Theatre and Memorial Hall, Supreme Court Building, Building, Raffles Hotel, City Hall and the Singapore River in the 1960s. | |
The Central Area (in red) of Singapore today, mostly corresponds with the former city from 1965. | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′30″N 103°51′00″E | |
| Country | United Kingdom (1951–1963) Malaysia (1963–1965) |
| State | Colony of Singapore (1951–1959) State of Singapore (1959–1965) |
| Government | |
| • Type | City council |
| • Mayor | Ong Eng Guan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.84 km2 (6.89 sq mi) |
| Demonym | Singaporean |
| Time zone | UTC+07:30 (MALT) |
| Postal districts | 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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