Jurong Police Division
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: 裕廊警区) is a police division
Police division
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of the Singapore Police Force
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. It manages the largest land area amongst the various land divisions in Singapore
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(38% of the total land area), covering the areas of Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang
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, Choa Chu Kang
Choa Chu Kang
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, Jurong West
Jurong West
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, Kranji
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, Lim Chu Kang
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and Woodlands
Woodlands, Singapore
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. The sprawling industrial estates in Jurong
Jurong
Jurong is the largest town in the western part of Singapore, consisting of 11 residential precincts, 14 industrial districts, 1 military zone and 1 Waterfront district. It resembles Woodlands, the largest town in the northern part of Singapore, which is smaller in size, has smaller industrial area...
and Tuas
Tuas
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, as well as cemetery, military areas and live-firing areas in Western Water Catchment
Western Water Catchment
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are also controlled by 'J' Division. It operates a total of six Neighbourhood Police Centre
Neighbourhood Police Centre
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s (NPC) and ten Neighbourhood Police Posts (NPP).
History
The 'J' division traces its history back to the Rural West Division, which manages a large swath of previously uninhabited and agricultural areas. Rapid urbanisation resulted in a reorganisation of divisional boundaries, and the division's headquarters moved to the Taman Jurong Police Station at Yung Ho Road in 1975. It relocated again in 1980 to Corporation Road, concurrently changing its name to its present day name, Jurong Police Division.With the implementation of the Neighbourhood Police Centre system in the division in 1999, the headquarters was moved to its present location at 2 Jurong West Avenue 5.
Establishments
- Jurong Police Divisional Headquarters
- Bukit Batok Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Bukit Batok Neighbourhood Police Post
- Hong Kah North Neighbourhood Police Post
- Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Bukit Panjang South Neighbourhood Police Post
- Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Choa Chu Kang Neighbourhood Police Post
- Yew Tee Neighbourhood Police Post
- Jurong West Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Boon Lay Neighbourhood Police Post
- Jurong Neighbourhood Police Post
- Hong Kah South Neighbourhood Police Post
- Nanyang Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Nanyang Extended Police Post
- Woodlands Neighbourhood Police Centre
- Bukit Panjang North Neighbourhood Police Post
- Marsiling Neighbourhood Police Post
- Bukit Batok Neighbourhood Police Centre