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
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 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	South West CDC
Town councils	Chua Chu Kang Town Council Jurong-Clementi Town Council West Coast Town Council
Constituencies	Chua Chu Kang GRC Jurong GRC West Coast GRC Hong Kah North SMC Pioneer SMC
Government
• Mayor	South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	Chua Chu Kang GRC Yee Chia Hsing Zaqy Mohamed Jurong GRC Ang Wei Neng Desmond Lee Tharman Shanmugaratnam Rahayu Mahzam West Coast GRC Patrick Tay Hong Kah North SMC Amy Khor Pioneer SMC Cedric Foo
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 /dʒuːrɒŋ 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.