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Jurong West New Town

Jurong West
Planning Area and HDB Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 裕廊西
 • Pinyin Yù Láng Xī
 • Hokkien Jū-lông-sai
 • Malay Jurong Barat
 • Tamil ஜூரோங் மேற்கு
Jurong Point.jpg
Blocks 859 to 866 colour scheme, Jurong West Street 81, Singapore - 20101014.jpg Jwstadium.jpg
Westwoodlandedhouses.jpg St91flats.jpg
From top left to right: Jurong Point with Boon Lay MRT Station in the foreground, Flats along Jurong West Street 81, Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, Terraced housing along Westwood Avenue, Flats along Jurong West Street 91
Jurong West is located in Singapore
Jurong West
Jurong West
Location of Jurong West within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°20′40.20″N 103°42′24.54″E / 1.3445000°N 103.7068167°E / 1.3445000; 103.7068167
Country  Singapore
Region

West Region


CDC
Town councils
  • Chua Chu Kang Town Council
  • Jurong-Clementi Town Council
  • West Coast Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • Mayor

South West CDC


 • Members of Parliament

Chua Chu Kang GRC

Jurong GRC

West Coast GRC

Hong Kah North SMC

Pioneer SMC

Area
 • Total 14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
 • Residential 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 272,660
 • Density 19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)

Official

  • Jurong West resident

Colloquial

  • Jurong Wester
  • West Jurongian
  • West Juronger
  • West Jurongster
Postal district 22
Dwelling units 70,323
Projected ultimate 94,000

West Region

South West CDC

Chua Chu Kang GRC

West Coast GRC

Hong Kah North SMC

Pioneer SMC

Official

Colloquial

Jurong West /rɒŋ wɛst/ (Chinese: 裕廊西, Tamil: ஜூரோங் மேற்கு) is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore. It is bounded by the planning areas of Tengah and the Western Water Catchment to the north, Boon Lay and Pioneer to the south and Jurong East to the east.

Created by the Housing and Development Board after the dissolution of Jurong Town in 1979, Jurong West New Town has been the center of public housing development in the Jurong region since the 1980s. Today, Jurong West is home to a large demographic of residents, making it the second most populated new town in Singapore.

There are 9 subzones in Jurong West, namely:

The development of Jurong started in the 1970s when estates such as Boon Lay Place, Taman Jurong, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak, Hong Kah, Teban Gardens and Yuhua were built, mostly due to the resettlement of Hong Kah and surrounding villages. Boon Lay Place, Taman Jurong and Hong Kah formed Jurong West.


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