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Tampines is the largest residential area of the city-state of Singapore and is located in the East of the main island. The town is so named because in the 1900s a large forest of Tampines trees were located at the present site.
The densely populated district is home to a rather diverse group of different races as it is a relatively new town, unlike Chinese-dominated Chinatown or Malay-dominated Kampong Glam. It is, however, quite unknown to tourists as it is not within walking distnce from the city centre and is not particularly famous.
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