Jurong is a constituency and town of Singapore, located in the western part of the mainland, in the West Region. Jurong is further divided into two neighborhoods western and eastern. Etymology Jurong is probably derived from the Malay word jerung, which means a "shark". Jurong Road was cut around 1852-1853, during the time of John Thomson's tenure as Chief Surveyor. Many roads within the Jurong Industrial Estate named in the late 1960s and early 1970s drew inspiration from the nature of industr… (More on Jurong)