Boon Lay

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Boon Lay Place
Subzone of Jurong West Planning Area &
Housing Estate
Name transcription(s)
 •  Chinese 文礼/文禮
 •  Pinyin Wén Lǐ
 •  Hokkien POJ Bûn Lé
 •  Malay Boon Lay
 •  Tamil பூன் லே
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HDB blocks at Boon Lay Place
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Boon Lay Place
Location of Boon Lay Place within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°20′45.29″N103°42′41.85″E / 1.3459139°N 103.7116250°E / 1.3459139; 103.7116250
Country Singapore
Area
 • Total0.9063 km2 (0.3499 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
 • Total29,340
 • Density32,000/km2 (84,000/sq mi)

Boon Lay (simplified Chinese :文礼; traditional Chinese :文禮, Tamil : பூன் லே) is a neighbourhood located in the town of Jurong West in the West Region of Singapore. [2] Its borders very roughly correspond to the URA subzone of Boon Lay Place, situated within the Jurong West Planning Area. [2]

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The subzone is a division of West Coast Group Representation Constituency, under the management of West Coast Town Council. The people living there are represented by member of parliament Desmond Lee.

Etymology and history

The subzone was named after Chew Boon Lay (周文禮), a prominent businessman in the late 19th century and early 20th century who owned the land where the precinct stands. [3]

The War Department of the colonial government of Singapore made a requisition of 1.012 km2 (0.391 sq mi) of land from his estate and the land was subsequently named Boon Lay after Chew. [3] This led to the growth of Boon Lay Village in the 1940s, with a population of about 420 in the early 1960s. [3] Boon Lay Place had earthworks begun in 1969 and had their HDB flats built since 1974.

Neighbouring Areas

Residential Areas

The only private estate in the precinct is Summerdale, while the rest consists of estates built by the government.

StreetBlock number
Boon Lay Avenue185–187, 216A-216B, 217A-217B, 218A-218D
Boon Lay Drive167–172, 174–179, 180A-180C, 181A-181B, 183A-183D, 188–191, 196A-196B, 197A-197D, 198–206, 237A-B, 238A-B, 239A-B, 257–261, 262–267
Boon Lay Place221, 207–209, 210–215

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in the precinct are Jalan Boon Lay, Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road and Jurong West Avenue 2, which bounds the precinct and connects it to the rest of the island through linking with the PIE (exits 34 and 36), with minor roads (Boon Lay Avenue, Boon Lay Drive and Boon Lay Place) winding through the various estates in the precinct.

Public transport

Connection to MRT

The precinct is situated between Boon Lay and Lakeside stations. Connection to both stations is available through feeder bus services 240 and 246 and trunk bus services 30, 154, 157 and 180, depending on direction of travel.

Connection to other areas

Interstate bus services

In addition to local buses, Malaysian Inter-State Express Buses start off from the former Savoy cinema to specific destinations in Malaysia as an alternative to the bus terminals located downtown such as those at Kallang Bahru Bus Terminal and Golden Mile Shopping Centre. Tickets can be bought from ticket agents at Boon Lay Shopping Centre.

Schools

There is 1 primary school (Boon Lay Garden), 2 secondary schools (Boon Lay Secondary School and River Valley High) and many childcare centres in the precinct.

Other facilities

The town centre is located at Boon Lay Place and is where the residents of Boon Lay bond with each other while meeting their daily needs. It is accessible from all parts of the precinct through feeder bus service 240 and 246 and trunk bus service 99.

There are 2 churches (The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and Jurong Church of Christ) and 1 Chinese temple known as Tuas Pek Kong Keng Temple (大士伯公宫) [4] in the precinct and all of them are found in the town centre.

There is a Boon Lay Hawker at the town centre where local food can be found.

The precinct's community centre (Boon Lay Community Centre) is located at the junction of Boon Lay Place and Boon Lay Avenue, as part of the town centre. It was upgraded from 2010 to 2011.

Boon Lay Shopping Centre

Managed by HDB, this is the shopping centre that caters mainly to the residents of Boon Lay Place. An anchor tenant in this shopping centre is NTUC Fairprice. The shopping centre has been upgraded with new facilities likes elevators and escalators since late 2012.

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References

  1. ↑ "Boon Lay Place (Subzone, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "URA 2014 Master Plan boundaries" (PDF). Singapore Department of Statistics (mapped by the Urban Redevelopment Authority). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Savage, Victor R.; Yeoh, Brenda S. A. (2003). Toponymics: a study of Singapore street names. Geography & environment research. London: Eastern Universities Press. ISBN   978-981-210-205-8.
  4. ↑ "Tuas Pek Kong Keng (大士伯公宫)". Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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