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Haw Par Villa
A 1937 theme park built by the Tiger Balm brothers, best known for the Ten Courts of Hell: lurid dioramas of Buddhist punishments in painted concrete. Entry is free and it remains defiantly strange.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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About Jurong East
Jurong East works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hong Kah, 7km from Haw Par Villa.
Jurong East is in Singapore, with about 73,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hong Kah, about 4 km away.
Jurong East is the regional centre of the West Region of Singapore. It borders Jurong West and Boon Lay to the west, Clementi to the east, Tengah and Bukit Batok to the north and Selat Jurong to the south.
First developed in the 1970s, it is located approximately 20 km (12 miles) west of the city-centre. Jurong EastRead more
is the 7th most populated planning area in the West Region. Jurong East, along with the entire Jurong area in general, is envisioned to be the country's second central business district (CBD) as part of the Jurong Lake District project.
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What is there to see near Jurong East?
Within an hour or so of Jurong East: Haw Par Villa (7 km), Singapore Botanic Gardens (9 km), Singapore Zoo (10 km), Tiong Bahru Market (11 km).
Where is Jurong East?
Jurong East is in Singapore, about 4 km from Hong Kah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 72,960
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Singapore
- Timezone
- Asia/Singapore
- Coordinates
- 1.3289, 103.7399
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Worth the detour from Jurong East
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Singapore Botanic Gardens
A UNESCO World Heritage tropical garden featuring the National Orchid Garden with over 1,000 species and hybrids of orchids.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Singapore Zoo
Award-winning tropical zoo using open-concept enclosures set within a lush rainforest environment.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Tiong Bahru Market
A two-storey hawker centre in Singapore's oldest housing estate, where stalls such as Jian Bo Shui Kueh and Hong Heng prawn noodles have traded for decades. Wet market below, food centre above.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Universal Studios Singapore
Southeast Asia's first Hollywood movie theme park located on Sentosa Island with unique zone-based attractions.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore
One of the world's largest aquariums on Sentosa Island with over 100,000 marine animals across 50 habitats.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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National Gallery Singapore
Southeast Asia's largest visual arts institution, housed in two beautifully restored national monuments.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Sentosa Island
A resort island just off Singapore's southern coast with beaches, Universal Studios, an aquarium, and a host of family attractions.
13 km · about 25 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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