Jurong West

Jurong West (Chinese: 裕廊西, Malay: Jurong Barat, Tamil: ஜூரோங் மேற்கு), officially Jurong West New Town, is an urban planning area and residential town located within the western region of Singapore. It borders the Western Water Catchment and Tengah to the north, Boon Lay and Pioneer to the south and its sister town of Jurong East to the east.

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

Subzones

There are 9 subzones in Jurong West, namely:

History

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.