Boon Lay
Boon Lay Place | |
|---|---|
Subzone ofJurong WestPlanning Area & Housing Estate | |
| Name transcription(s) | |
| •Chinese | Văn lễ / văn lễ |
| •Pinyin | Wén Lǐ |
| •Hokkien POJ | Bûn Lé |
| •Malay | Boon Lay |
| •Tamil | பூன் லே |
 HDB blocks at Boon Lay Place | |
  Boon Lay Place Location of Boon Lay Place within Singapore | |
| Coordinates:1°20′45.29″N103°42′41.85″E/ 1.3459139°N 103.7116250°E | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9063 km2(0.3499 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 29,340 |
| • Density | 32,000/km2(84,000/sq mi) |
Boon Lay(simplified Chinese:Văn lễ;traditional Chinese:Văn lễ,Tamil:பூன் லே) is a neighbourhood located in the town ofJurong Westin theWest Region of Singapore.[2]Its borders very roughly correspond to the URA subzone ofBoon Lay Place,situated within the Jurong West Planning Area.[2]
The subzone is a division ofWest Coast Group Representation Constituency,under the management of West Coast Town Council. The people living there are represented by member of parliamentDesmond Lee.
Etymology and history[edit]
The subzone was named afterChew Boon Lay(Chu văn lễ), a prominent businessman in the late 19th century and early 20th century who owned the land where the precinct stands.[3]
The War Department of the colonial government of Singapore made a requisition of 1.012 km2(0.391 sq mi) of land from his estate and the land was subsequently named Boon Lay after Chew.[3]This led to the growth of Boon Lay Village in the 1940s, with a population of about 420 in the early 1960s.[3]Boon Lay Place had earthworks begun in 1969 and had their HDB flats built since 1974.
Neighbouring Areas[edit]
Residential Areas[edit]
The only private estate in the precinct is Summerdale, while the rest consists of estates built by the government.
| Street | Block number |
|---|---|
| Boon Lay Avenue | 185–187, 216A-216B, 217A-217B, 218A-218D |
| Boon Lay Drive | 167–172, 174–179, 180A-180C, 181A-181B, 183A-183D, 188–191, 196A-196B, 197A-197D, 198–206, 237A-B, 238A-B, 239A-B, 257–261, 262–267 |
| Boon Lay Place | 221, 207–209, 210–215 |
- those initalicare HDB's Built-To-Order(BTO) flats which are currently under construction.
Transportation[edit]
Roads[edit]
The main roads in the precinct areJalan Boon Lay,Boon Lay Way, Corporation Road and Jurong West Avenue 2, which bounds the precinct and connects it to the rest of the island through linking with thePIE(exits 34 and 36), with minor roads (Boon Lay Avenue, Boon Lay Drive and Boon Lay Place) winding through the various estates in the precinct.
Public transport[edit]
Connection to MRT[edit]
The precinct is situated betweenBoon LayandLakesidestations. Connectionto both stationsis available through feeder bus services240and246and trunk bus services30,154,157and180,depending on direction of travel.
Connection to other areas[edit]
- Connection toNanyang,Gek Poh Ville,Hong Kah,Yuhua,Joo KoonandClementiis available through trunk bus service99.
- Connection toPioneer,Hong Kah,Yuhua,NUH,One-North,Buona Vista,Tanglin Halt,QueenstownandBukit Merahis available through trunk bus service198.
- Connection toPioneer,Bukit Batok,Bukit Timah,Holland Villageand the city is available through trunk bus service174.
- Direct connection to the city is available through express bus service502.
Interstate bus services[edit]
In addition to local buses, MalaysianInter-State Express Busesstart off from the former Savoy cinema to specific destinations in Malaysia as an alternative to the bus terminals located downtown such as those at Kallang Bahru Bus Terminal and Golden Mile Shopping Centre. Tickets can be bought from ticket agents at Boon Lay Shopping Centre.
Schools[edit]
There is 1 primary school (Boon Lay Garden), 2 secondary schools (Boon Lay Secondary School andRiver Valley High) and many childcare centres in the precinct.
Other facilities[edit]
The town centre is located at Boon Lay Place and is where the residents of Boon Lay bond with each other while meeting their daily needs. It is accessible from all parts of the precinct through feeder bus service240and246and trunk bus service99.
There are 2 churches (The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi and Jurong Church of Christ) and 1 Chinese temple known asTuas Pek Kong Keng Temple( đại sĩ bá công cung )[4]in the precinct and all of them are found in the town centre.
There is a Boon Lay Hawker at the town centre where local food can be found.
The precinct's community centre (Boon Lay Community Centre) is located at the junction of Boon Lay Place and Boon Lay Avenue, as part of the town centre. It was upgraded from 2010 to 2011.
Boon Lay Shopping Centre[edit]
Managed byHDB,this is the shopping centre that caters mainly to the residents of Boon Lay Place. An anchor tenant in this shopping centre is NTUC Fairprice. The shopping centre has been upgraded with new facilities likes elevators and escalators since late 2012.
References[edit]
- ^"Boon Lay Place (Subzone, Singapore) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".www.citypopulation.de.Archivedfrom the original on 30 October 2021.Retrieved7 December2021.
- ^ab"URA 2014 Master Plan boundaries"(PDF).Singapore Department of Statistics (mapped by theUrban Redevelopment Authority). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 5 March 2016.Retrieved23 October2015.
- ^abcSavage, Victor R.; Yeoh, Brenda S. A. (2003).Toponymics: a study of Singapore street names.Geography & environment research. London: Eastern Universities Press.ISBN978-981-210-205-8.
- ^"Tuas Pek Kong Keng ( đại sĩ bá công cung )".Archivedfrom the original on 11 February 2020.Retrieved22 May2020.
Book sources[edit]
- Ong Chwee Im;Chew Kheng Chuan& Evelyn Chew. (2002). Chew Boon Lay: A Family Traces its History. Singapore: The Compiler.ISBN981-04-7740-6
