Gek Poh Ville

Gek Poh Ville
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	玉宝宛
A stone with 'Gek Poh Ville' carved on it in Singapore's official languages
Country	Singapore

Gek Poh Ville is a residential precinct in Jurong, named after 'Gek Poh Road', a street that existed before Pioneer was developed.

It is part of Hong Kah North SMC and the area's residential areas are under the management of Chua Chu Kang Town Council, with Amy Khor representing the residents of Gek Poh Ville in parliament.

The Singapore Boys Home, Saint Joseph's Home and Thonghup Gardens (Plant Nursery) are also located in the precinct.

History

Before the construction of HDB flats on Jurong West Neighbourhoods 7 and 8 it was previously a village called 'Gek Poh Village' while the site of Jurong West Neighbourhood 2 was a cemetery called 'Bulim Cemetery' before it makes way for redevelopment in the late 1990s'.

Transportation

Roads

The main roads in the precinct are Jurong West Avenue 3/4/5 and Jalan Bahar, which connects the precinct to the rest of the island through the PIE(exits 36), with minor roads (Jurong West Street23/24/25/72/73/74/75) winding through the various zones in the precinct.

Schools

There are 2 primary schools (Corporation Primary School and Westwood Primary School), 1 secondary school (Westwood Secondary School) and many childcare centres in the precinct.

Recreational

The Jalan Bahar Park is the major park, apart from the many playing courts and exercise corners across the precinct. A jogging-cum-cycling dual track runs through zone 7 of the precinct.The nearest sports and recreational centre is the Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, which is accessible from the various zones through bus services 185 and 243.

Town centre

The precinct's town centre is zone 2 of the precinct, comprising HDB-managed flats and the Gek Poh Shopping Centre, providing the basic necessities for the people of Gek Poh Ville. Bus connection to the town centre is available through bus service 181,185 and 243.

Additionally, the ground floor of Block 276 which is a multi-storey car park houses a coffee shop, some provision shops, ATM, stationery shops, clinics as well as a Singapore Pools outlets that caters to the residents and students needs.

Places of worship

North of the town centre is the Victory Family Centre, which provides religious services.

Community centre

The precinct's community centre is located here, at the junction of Jurong West Street 75 and 74.

Future developments

At the North-East side of the precinct it will be developed into an industrial park called 'Wenya Industrial Estate' in which there will be factories, warehouses as well as a bus park for SMRT Buses.

External links

Precincts of Jurong

West	Central Hong Kah Taman Jurong Bulim Boon Lay Place Chin Bee Yunnan Kian Teck Safti

East	Jurong Regional Centre Yuhua Jurong Lake Jurong River Jurong Port Toh Guan International Business Park Teban Gardens Penjuru

Places in Singapore by region

Central	Alexandra Aljunied Geylang Ayer Rajah Balestier Bartley Bishan Marymount Sin Ming Bukit Timah Buona Vista Holland Village one-north Ghim Moh Chinatown Clarke Quay Kreta Ayer Telok Ayer Kallang Bendemeer Geylang Bahru Kallang Bahru Kallang Basin Kolam Ayer Tanjong Rhu Mountbatten Old Airport Lavender Boon Keng Kent Ridge Kim Seng Little India Farrer Park Jalan Besar MacPherson Marina Bay Esplanade Marina Bay Sands Marina Centre Marina East Marina South Mount Faber Mount Vernon Museum Newton Novena Orchard Road Dhoby Ghaut Emerald Hill Tanglin Outram Pasir Panjang Paya Lebar Eunos Geylang East Potong Pasir Rochor-Kampong Glam Bencoolen Bras Basah Bugis Queenstown Dover Commonwealth Raffles Place River Valley Singapore River Southern Islands Tanjong Pagar Shenton Way Telok Blangah Bukit Chandu Bukit Purmei HarbourFront Keppel Radin Mas Mount Faber Tiong Bahru Bukit Ho Swee Bukit Merah Toa Payoh Bukit Brown Caldecott Hill Thomson Whampoa St. Michael's

East	Bedok Bedok Reservoir Chai Chee Kaki Bukit Tanah Merah Changi Changi Bay Changi East Changi Village East Coast Joo Chiat Katong Kembangan Pasir Ris Elias Lorong Halus Loyang Marine Parade Siglap Tampines Simei Ubi

North	Central Catchment Nature Reserve Kranji Lentor Lim Chu Kang Neo Tiew Sungei Gedong Mandai Sembawang Canberra Senoko Simpang Sungei Kadut Woodlands Admiralty Innova Marsiling Woodgrove Yishun Chong Pang

North-East	Ang Mo Kio Cheng San Chong Boon Kebun Baru Teck Ghee Yio Chu Kang Bidadari Hougang Defu Kovan Lorong Chuan North-Eastern Islands Punggol Punggol Point Punggol New Town Seletar Sengkang Serangoon Serangoon Gardens Serangoon North

West	Boon Lay Tukang Liu Fang Samulun Shipyard Bukit Batok Bukit Gombak Hillview Guilin West East Bukit Panjang Choa Chu Kang Yew Tee Clementi Toh Tuck West Coast Pandan Jurong East Toh Guan International Business Park Teban Gardens Penjuru Yuhua Jurong Regional Centre Lake River Port Jurong West Hong Kah Taman Jurong Boon Lay Place Chin Bee Yunnan Central Kian Teck Safti Wenya Lim Chu Kang Pioneer Joo Koon Gul Circle Pioneer Sector Tengah Tuas Wrexham Promenade Pioneer Soon Lee Tuas South Western Islands Planning Area Western Water Catchment Murai Sarimbun

Public housing in Singapore

Organisations	Housing and Development Board Ministry of National Development Singapore Improvement Trust

Building Programmes	Build-To-Order (HDB) Design, Build and Sell Scheme Home Ownership Scheme Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme Walk-in Selection

Upgrading Programmes	Home Improvement Programme Interim Upgrading Programme Lift Upgrading Programme Main Upgrading Programme Neighbourhood Renewal Programme

Other	Additional CPF Housing Grant Lease Buyback Scheme Pinnacle@Duxton Treelodge@Punggol Void deck

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