Jurong East

Jurong East
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese裕廊东 (Simplified)
裕廊東 (Traditional)
Yùlángdōng (Pinyin)
Jū-lông-tang (Hokkien POJ)
 • MalayJurong Timur (Rumi)
جوروڠ تيمور (Jawi)
 • Tamilஜூரோங் கிழக்கு
Jūrōṅ Kiḻakku (Transliteration)
Location of Jurong East in Singapore
Location of Jurong East in Singapore
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Jurong East is located in Singapore
Jurong East
Jurong East
Location of Jurong East within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°19′43.98″N 103°44′23.81″E / 1.3288833°N 103.7399472°E / 1.3288833; 103.7399472
Country Singapore
RegionWest 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
 • 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)
DemonymOfficial
  • 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.

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.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference citypopulation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference HDBstatistics was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Statistics Singapore – Geographic Distribution – 2018 Latest Data". Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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