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Boon Lay, Singapore


Boon Lay, SingaporeBoon Lay, Singapore (11 September 2010)


Boon Lay (GPS: 1.33857, 103.70586) is a "planning area" in the western part of Singapore. It can be said to be within Jurong. Booy Lay got its name from the late 19th to turn of the 20th century Singapore entrepreneur Chew Boon Lay who operated the Chew Boon Lay Rubber Estate in the area. There was a village here called Boon Lay Village.

Boon Lay is located in Singapore Postal District 22.

Boon Lay is surrounded by Jurong West in the north, Jurong East to the east, Pioneer in the west, and the sea in the south. The planning area comprises four neighbourhoods (called "subzones") namely Liu Fang, Samulun, Shipyard and Tukang.

Map of Boon Lay, Singapore

Sights in Boon Lay, Singapore

  1. Jurong Bird Park (GPS: 1.3187, 103.70644)

Amenities in Boon Lay

Boon Lay Shopping Centre is the main retail premise here. There are other shopping centres within Jurong close to Boon Lay. Boon Lay Secondary School is one of the schools here.

Getting there

Boon Lay MRT Station (EW27) on the East-West Line.

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