 bukit batok new town is a new town located in western singapore within the boundaries of the bukit batok planning area. it is bounded by bukit batok road, the pan island expressway, along the western edge of toh tuck private estate, bukit batok east avenue 6, old jurong road, bukit timah road, the north edge of bukit batok nature park, south edge of hillview estate, east and north edge of bukit batok town park, and bukit batok west avenue 5 back to bukit batok road. ==sub-zones== there are 8 sub-zones in bukit batok, namely *bukit gombak *hillview *brickworks *guilin *bukit batok west *bukit batok central *bukit batok east *bukit batok south ==neighbouring areas==  ==history== earthworks to build bukit batok started in 1979. the first hdb estate blocks numbered blk 2xx were completed in 1983, followed by 1xx and 6xx in 1985. subsequently, the blocks at bukit gombak were finished in 1987, with block 3xx ready for occupancy in 1989. earthworks at bukit batok west began later. ==etymology== thumb|right|top view of bukit batok west. numerous differing accounts describe the origin of the name bukit batok. bukit means "hill" in malay, thus the name of the town gives the impression of it being hilly. batok, however, has several interpretations. one version has it that, according to a javanese village chief in the tiny village of gassing, coconut trees grew on the hills in the area. hence the name batok, the javanese term for coconuts. the chinese interpretation is that the hills were formed from solid granite, which is called batu in malay, and this was corrupted to bato and finally batok. another story has it that the hill resembles a skull top and batok could also be construed to mean "skull top". others believe that batok, the malay word for cough, is linked to the place either because of its cool air (causing coughs and colds), or due to the sound of explosives historically used at its granite quarry, little guilin. ==commercial activities== [[file:housing_and_development_board_flats,_bukit
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