Jurong East

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Jurong East
Planning Area and Regional Centre
Other transcription(s)
 •  Chinese 裕廊东(Simplified)
裕廊東(Traditional)
Yùlángdōng(Pinyin)
Jū-lông-tang(Hokkien POJ)
 •  Malay Jurong Timur(Rumi)
جوروڠ تيمور‎(Jawi)
 •  Tamil ஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
Jūrōṅ Kiḻakku(Transliteration)
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From top left to right: Chinese Garden, Jurong Regional Library, Jurong Town Hall, HDB flats along Jurong East, Singapore Science Centre, Jurong East Central
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Location of Jurong East in Singapore
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Jurong East
Location of Jurong East within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°19′43.98″N103°44′23.81″E / 1.3288833°N 103.7399472°E / 1.3288833; 103.7399472
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Region West Region
CDC
Town councils
  • Jurong-Clementi Town Council
  • West Coast Town Council
Constituencies
Government
 • MayorSouth West CDC
 • Members of ParliamentJurong GRC

West Coast GRC

Yuhua SMC

Area
[1] [2]
 • Total17.83 km2 (6.88 sq mi)
 • Residential1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1] [2] [3]
 • Total78,600
 • Density4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Demonym Official
  • Jurong East resident
Postal district
22
Dwelling units23,379
Projected ultimate30,000

Jurong East is a planning area and residential town situated in the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south.

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First developed in the 1970s, it is located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the Downtown Core district. Jurong East is the 7th most populated planning area in the West Region. Jurong East, along with the entire Jurong area in general, is envisioned to be the country's second central business district (CBD) as part of the Jurong Lake District project.

History

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

Subzones

There are 10 subzones in Jurong East. [4]

Politics

The Northern section is under Jurong GRC and Southern section under West Coast GRC. After the electoral boundaries were redrawn for the 2011 Singaporean general election, a portion of the Jurong GRC was carved out to form the Yuhua SMC.

Education

There are 3 Primary schools and 4 Secondary schools in Jurong East.

Recreation

Sports

Leisure

Tourist attractions

There are 3 tourist attractions in Jurong East –

Transport

Roads

Jurong East is connected to the rest of Singapore with the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) and the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).

Public transport

Mass Rapid Transit

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Jurong East MRT station

Jurong East is served by 2 MRT stations: Jurong East and Chinese Garden.

Bus

Jurong East Bus Interchange started operations in 1985. It later moved to its first temporary site on 17 December 2011. [5] All the bus services, except 51, 52, 105, 160, 197 & 506 were handed over to Tower Transit Singapore on 12 June 2016. [6] [7]

On 6 December 2020, the former temporary bus interchange was relocated to facilitate the construction of the Jurong Region Line and the Jurong East Integrated Transport Hub. [8] The new relocated interchange was located opposite the current interchange, along Jurong Gateway Road between the junctions of Jurong Gateway Road/Jurong East Street 12 and Jurong Gateway Road/Jurong East Central 1. [9] All bus services with the exception of service 78, 79, CW3 and CW4 were relocated there. [10]

On 3 November 2023, the Land Transport Authority(LTA) announced more inclusive public transport facilities with the opening of the new Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange (JTHBI) on Sunday, 26 November 2023. Located along Venture Drive, JTHBI complements Jurong East MRT station and Jurong East Bus Interchange, and will provide added bus capacity to cater to future developments in the area. [11]

Economy

At Jurong Port, Jurong River, Penjuru Crescent, and parts of Toh Guan and Teban Gardens, there is land allocated for business activities.

Jurong Lake District

Consisting of Jurong Lake, Jurong Gateway, International Business Park and the southern section of Toh Guan, the Jurong Lake District is a prime regional centre serving as an commercial hub for business developments remote from the Central Area, to meet the various demands of businesses and provide employment opportunities closer to people staying in the West Region of Singapore.

International Business Park

Commercial

Shopping malls

Within the boundaries of Jurong Gateway and Toh Guan, there are 5 shopping malls and only 3 of the shopping malls is currently operational:

Town Centre

The Town Centre of Jurong East is located at Jurong Regional Centre, presently known as Jurong Gateway subzone. [12]

  • Jurong East Town Centre
  • Jurong Regional Library
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Retail shops at Jurong East, near the Jurong East MRT station

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  2. 1 2 HDB Key Statistics FY 2014/2015 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
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  4. ↑ Planning Areas/Subzones in Singapore (Year 2015), Singapore Department of Statistics Archived 8 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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  11. ↑ "LTA | Jurong Town Hall Bus Interchange to Open on 26 November 2023". www.lta.gov.sg. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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