West Region (Singapore)

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Basic data
Country	Singapore
surface	201.3 km²
Residents	921,340 (2019)
density	4577 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	SG

1.3288833333333 103.73994722222Coordinates: 1 ° 20 ' N , 103 ° 44' E

The West Region (or West) is one of the five regions of the city-state of Singapore . It had 921,340 residents in 2019 (resident residents only). The region is the largest of the country's regions in terms of area. Jurong East (part of Jurong ) is the regional center of the region. Overall, it is divided into 11 planning areas and the Western Water Catchment .

With a total area of 201.3 km², it is located on the western corner of the island of Singapore and is bordered by the North region to the north and east, the Central region to the south-east and the Strait of Johor to the west . It is therefore relatively far away from the city center. The region consists largely of residential and established industrial areas.

Planning areas

economy

The West region is home to much of Singapore's heavy industry, mainly the petrochemical industry with international oil and gas and chemical companies like Lanxess , Afton Chemical , BASF , BP , Celanese , Evonik , ExxonMobil , DuPont , Mitsui Chemicals and Chevron , Royal Dutch Shell , Singapore Petroleum Company and Sumitomo Chemical on Jurong Island and Pulau Bukom. From here, petroleum is imported, processed and then exported to other Asian countries. The complex alone generates around 5% of Singapore's gross domestic product and is one of the three largest export refineries in the world with the seventh largest oil refinery in the world.

In the future, a second Central Business District is to be built in the region , which is to be located directly on the Kuala-Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail line planned by 2031.

education

There are several important educational institutions in the region. Including the National University of Singapore , the Nanyang Technological University and the Singapore University of Social Sciences .

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Individual evidence

↑ Singapore: Regions & Planning Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
↑ Top 10 large oil refineries. In: Hydrocarbons Technology. September 29, 2013, accessed January 30, 2020 (UK English).
↑ Hermes: Making Jurong district a viable second CBD. July 13, 2016, accessed January 30, 2020 .

[1] Singapore: Regions & Planning Areas - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .

[2] Top 10 large oil refineries. In: Hydrocarbons Technology. September 29, 2013, accessed January 30, 2020 (UK English).

[3] Hermes: Making Jurong district a viable second CBD. July 13, 2016, accessed January 30, 2020 .