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Jurong (/ dʒ uː r ɒ ŋ /) is a major geographical region located at the south-westernmost point of the West Region of Singapore.Although mostly vaguely defined, the region's extent roughly covers the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay, and Pioneer, along with Jurong Island in the Western Islands cluster and the southernmost portions of the Western Water Catchment.
Jurong Island is an island located to the southwest of the main island of Singapore.It was formed from the amalgamation of seven offshore islands, the islands of Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek, Pulau Pesek Kechil (also called Terumbu Pesek), Pulau Sakra (which was a previous merger of Pulau Sakra and Pulau Bakau), Pulau Seraya, Pulau Meskol, Pulau Mesemut ...
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 miles) west of the Downtown Core district ...
Jurong West was largely left alone until 1984, when the HDB began conceptualisation for a new town in Jurong West. [10] Jurong West was carved into nine subzones that would house a total of 94,000 public and private housing units in the long term. [11] [3] The town's first apartment blocks (known locally as flats) were completed at Taman Jurong ...
Jurong Lake (Chinese: 裕廊湖; Malay: Tasik Jurong ; Tamil: ஜூரோங் ஏரி) is a 70ha freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of Singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further downstream. The lake serves as a reservoir contributing to the water supply of the country.
Jurong Bird Park was an aviary and tourist attraction in Jurong, Singapore between 1971 and 2023. The largest such bird park in Asia, [ 3 ] it covered an area of 0.2 square kilometres (49 acres) on the western slope of Jurong Hill , the highest point in the Jurong region.
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Japanese Garden (Japanese: 星和園, romanized: Seiwa-en, Chinese: 星和园) is a park and garden located in Jurong East, Singapore.Built in 1974 by JTC Corporation, it covers 13.5 hectares (135,000 m 2) of land.