Western Water Catchment
The Western Water Catchment is a planning area located in the West Region of Singapore. The planning area borders Tuas and Pioneer to its south, Sungei Kadut, Choa Chu Kang and Tengah to its east, Jurong West to its southeast, Lim Chu Kang to its north and the Straits of Johor to its west.Places of Interest
Highlights include Choa Chu Kang Columbarium and Masjid Al-Firdaus.
Choa Chu Kang Columbarium
Cemetery
The Choa Chu Kang Columbarium is located within the Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Complex, in Singapore and operated by the National Environment Agency. It houses some 147,000 niches spread over 18 four-storey blocks.
Masjid Al-Firdaus
Mosque
Masjid Al-Firdaus is a mosque located off Jalan Ibadat in Choa Chu Kang, Singapore. Built in 1962 by Muslim personnel of the nearby Tengah Air Base, it is located on Temporary Occupation License land. Masjid Al-Firdaus is situated 3 km east of Western Water Catchment.
National Institute of Education, Singapore
College
The National Institute of Education is an autonomous institute of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Ranked 10th in the world and 2nd in Asia by the QS World University Rankings in the subject of Education and Training in 2024, the institute is the sole teacher education institute for teachers in Singapore. National Institute of Education, Singapore is situated 4 km south of Western Water Catchment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wenya and Yunnan.
Wenya
Neighborhood
Wenya is a subzone of Jurong West, Singapore. This subzone comprises businesses, educational institutions, residential developments and civic and community institutions. Wenya is situated 3½ km southeast of Western Water Catchment.
Yunnan
Neighborhood
Yunnan is a subzone located in the town of Jurong West in the West Region of Singapore. Yunnan is situated 4 km south of Western Water Catchment.
Boon Lay
Neighborhood
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Boon Lay is a neighbourhood located in the town of Jurong West in the West Region of Singapore. Its borders very roughly correspond to the URA subzone of Boon Lay Place, situated within the Jurong West Planning Area. Boon Lay is situated 4½ km southeast of Western Water Catchment.
Western Water Catchment
- Type: Suburb
- Description: planning area located in the West Region of Singapore
- Categories: town, planning area of Singapore, and locality
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.38216° or 1° 22′ 56″ northLongitude
103.68983° or 103° 41′ 23″ eastOpen location code
6PH59MJQ+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6239121426OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7988434
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Western Water Catchment” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Western Water Catchment”
- Chinese: “Se-pō͘ Chi̍p-chúi-khu”
- Chinese: “西方集水区”
- Chinese: “西部集水区”
- Chinese: “西部集水區”
- Dutch: “Western Water Catchment”
- German: “Western Water Catchment”
- Indonesian: “Kawasan Tadahan Air Barat”
- Indonesian: “Western Water Catchment”
- Japanese: “ウェスタン・ウォーター・キャッチメント”
- Malay: “Barat Tadahan Air”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Se-pō͘ Chi̍p-chúi-khu”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Western Water Catchment”
- Norwegian: “Western Water Catchment”
- Tamil: “மேற்கத்திய நீர் நீர்ப்பிடிப்பு”
- Thai: “พื้นที่รับน้ำตะวันตก”
- Urdu: “مغربی واٹر کیچمینٹ”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chinese Cemetery and Lim Chu Kang.
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