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 |
Coordinates: 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
- Boon Lay
- Bukit Batok
- Bukit Panjang
- Choa Chu Kang
- Clementi
- Jurong East
- Jurong West
- Pioneer
- Tengah
- Tuas
- Western Islands
- Western Water Catchment
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 .