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Postal Network by Type

Data from Jan 2010 to Jun 2015

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:05 SGT

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

Number by Half year

Data explorer

PostalNetworkbyType.csv (84 rows, 2.2 KB)

Half Year Half Year (H1 or H2)	Type Text	Number Numeric
(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0%
2010-H1	Post offices	62
2010-H1	Smaller branches	30
2010-H1	Stamp vendors	828
2010-H1	Self automated machines	304
2010-H1	Posting boxes	814
2010-H1	Mail po boxes	23623
2010-H1	Mailrooms	38
2010-H2	Post offices	62
2010-H2	Smaller branches	34
2010-H2	Stamp vendors	828

Column legend

Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Half Year	half_year	Half Year (H1 or H2)	-	-
Type	type	Text	-	-
Number	number	Numeric	Count	-

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Sample OpenAPI query

This code can be used to test a sample API query. It retrieves the data catalogue of this dataset. For a complete guide on query parameters and syntax, please refer to the API documentation. Try it out on your browser to see the response schema.

import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_e4ca0274e0cf03e73f6c5babba0c9c4e"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

This dataset can be reused and cited in research publications.

Info-communications Media Development Authority. (2016). Postal Network by Type (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved July 11, 2025 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_e4ca0274e0cf03e73f6c5babba0c9c4e/view

About this dataset

Contact

info@imda.gov.sg

Created on

12 Apr 2016

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)