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Jurong is a planned district located in the western part of Singapore. Its main composition consists of the planning areas of Jurong East, Jurong West, Boon Lay and Pioneer. Along with these planning areas, Jurong's territory extends southwards to cover some nearby offshore islands such as Jurong Island, Pulau Damar Laut and Pulau Samulun. Jurong borders Tuas to the west, the Western Water Catchment and Tengah to the north-west and north, Bukit Batok to the north-east and Clementi to the east.〔 Since the 1950s, Jurong has remained the heart of Singapore's heavy industry. Being a far cry away from the brick and mortar businesses of the island nation's Downtown Core. The Jurong Industrial Estate along with the residential developments of Jurong East and West, was one of the earliest prototypes of a satellite town in Singapore. Such a concept allowed residents of said towns to work, live and play in small planned communities away from the main metropolitan districts of the Central Area. Today, the rapid growth and development of Jurong has lead it to become one of the most densely populated places in the city state. With an estimated population of over 357,000 people.〔 Jurong's planning structure and model has become the basis of many new towns in Singapore, such as those of Pasir Ris and Woodlands. ==Etymology== "Jurong" took its name from the Sungei Jurong, a body of water that still channels into Jurong Lake, the latter of which was created by damming the river itself. Although its origins are disputed, the core definition of "Jurong", is probably derived from several meanings in Malay. The term could probably refer to the word for shark, "''Jerung''". It can also be derived from the word "''Jurang''" or a gorge. Jurong could also take its name from the word, "''Penjuru''" which translates to, corner. Penjuru may most likely refer to the area that sits between Sungei Jurong and Sungei Pandan, Tanjong Penjuru or Cape Corner in English. The present-day site of Tanjong Penjuru would be the sub-zone of Penjuru Crescent.〔 Many roads within the Jurong Industrial Estate named in the late 1960s and early 1970s drew inspiration from the nature of industrial activities in the estate and related aspects of industrialisation. Following the growth of the rubber industry in the early 1900s, numerous rubber plantations dominated the area. Plantations such as Bulim Estate, Lokyang Estate, Chong Keng Estate, Seng Toh Estate and Yunnan Estate, eventually gave rise to many of the local names for areas in Jurong. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jurong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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