Pioneer is a
planning area
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located in the
West Region of
Singapore
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, named after Pioneer Road, formerly ''Jalan Besi''
''.'' The area is bounded by
Jurong West
Jurong West is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. Jurong West shares Wiktionary:boundary, boundaries with Tengah, Singapore, ...
to the north,
Boon Lay
Boon Lay (, ) is a neighbourhood located in the town of Jurong West in the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. Its borders very roughly correspond to the URA subzone of Boon Lay Place, situated within the Jurong West Planning Area. ...
to the east,
Tuas to the west, the
Western Water Catchment to the northwest and Selat Jurong to the south, and contains the
Joo Koon,
Benoi and
Gul Circle industrial estates.
During the development of Jurong Industrial Estate, JTC Corporation renamed to English the
Malay-named roads that ply the area, especially those near
Jalan Buroh. Pioneer Road was ''Jalan Besi'' (Malay:
Metal
A metal () is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, electricity and thermal conductivity, heat relatively well. These properties are all associated wit ...
Road), while Pioneer Road North was ''Jalan Bandaran'' (Malay:
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
Road) and Pioneer Circus was ''Bulatan Besi'' (Malay: Metal Circus or Metal Circle).
Pioneer includes five subzones: Benoi Sector, Gul Basin, Gul Circle, Joo Koon and Pioneer Sector.
References
West Region, Singapore
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