West Region, Singapore

West Region

From top left to right: HDB flats in Bukit Panjang, Bukit Batok Town Park, Chinese Garden, Jurong Point, Nan Hua High School, ITE College West

Coordinates: 1°19′43.98″N 103°44′23.81″E / 1.3288833°N 103.7399472°E

Country

Singapore

Planning areas

CDC

Regional centre

Jurong East

Largest PA

Jurong West

Government

• Mayors

North West CDC

Teo Ho Pin

South East CDC

Low Yen Ling

Area

• Total

201.3 km² (77.7 sq mi)

Population (2015)

• Total

903,010

• Density

4,500/km² (12,000/sq mi)

North West CDC

South East CDC

The West Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. The region is the largest in terms of land area and is the second most populous region after the Central Region. Jurong East is the regional centre of the region, with plans of developing the Jurong Lake District into a second CBD area.Jurong West is the most populous town in the region, with a population of 272,660 residents. Comprising 25,500 hectares of land area, it includes twelve planning areas and is home to about 903,010 residents.

With a total land area of 201.3 km² (77.7 sq mi), the region is situated on the western corner of Singapore Island, bordering the North Region to the north and east, Central Region to the south-east and the Straits of Johor to the west. The region is largely made up of residential towns and established industrial estates. Located at the southernmost part of the region, far away from the main residential and commercial areas, Jurong Island and Tuas house a majority of Singapore's heavy industries.

The region is locally governed by two different Community Development Councils, namely the North West CDC and South West CDC, and is divided into 12 planning areas.

The West Region is home to a majority of Singapore's heavy industries, mainly the petrochemical industry, with international oil and gas and chemicals companies, such as LANXESS, Afton Chemical, BASF, BP, Celanese, Evonik, ExxonMobil, DuPont, Mitsui Chemicals, Chevron Oronite, Shell, Singapore Petroleum Company and Sumitomo Chemical operating facilities on Jurong island and Pulau Bukom. The area makes up about 5% of Singapore's GDP and top three export refining centres in the world, with the world's seventh largest oil refinery.

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