Western Islands, Singapore

Western Islands
Planning Area
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	西部群岛
• Pinyin	Xībù qúndǎo
• Malay	Kepulauan Barat
• Tamil	மேற்கத்திய தீவுகள்
Location of Western Islands in Singapore
Country	Singapore
Region	West
Government
• Mayors	South West CDC Low Yen Ling
• Members of Parliament	West Coast GRC Foo Mee Har
Area
• Total	39.47 km2 (15.24 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	10
• Density	0.25/km2 (0.66/sq mi)
Ethnic groups

The Western Islands is a planning area located within the West Region of Singapore. It comprises a collection of islands located in the south-western waters of Singapore, namely Jurong Island, Pulau Bukom and Sudong Islands.^[1]

The Western Islands originally comprised 27 islands, once home to the native Malay islanders in the past. In the 1990s, the government decided to reclaim land to form one major island, called Jurong Island. It was subsequently formed from the amalgamation of several offshore islands, chiefly the seven main islands of Pulau Ayer Chawan, Pulau Ayer Merbau, Pulau Merlimau, Pulau Pesek Besar, Pulau Pesek Kechil, Pulau Sakra, Pulau Soraya, Pulau Hantu Besar, and Pulau Hantu Kechil.

The planning area is located on the Singapore Straits, with Tuas situated to its west, as well as Pioneer, Boon Lay, Jurong East and Queenstown to its north. Western Islands planning area also shares a maritime boundary with the Southern Islands to its east.