Chua Chu Kang GRC Hong Kah North SMC Jurong GRC Bukit Batok (IPA: /ˈbʊkɪt ˌbɑːtoʊk/ BUUK-it BAH-tohk), often abbreviated as Bt Batok, is a planning area and matured residential town located along the eastern boundary of the West Region of Singapore.

[3][5] It is bordered by six other planning areas - Choa Chu Kang to the north, northeast and northwest, Cashew to the northeast and east, Clementi to the south, Bukit Timah to the southeast, Jurong East to the southwest and Tengah to the west.

[7][8] Bukit Batok largely sits on Gombak norite, a geological formation that is found in high concentrations within the planning area itself, as well as in the western parts of neighbouring Cashew.

[9][10][11] It was this presence of the igneous rock that made Bukit Batok a pivotal location for the quarrying industry in Singapore around the turn of the mid-20th century.

[13] The Chinese version is that the hills of solid granite, which is called batu in Malay, and then subsequently misnamed as bato and then finally batok.

During the battle of Singapore in the World War II, Bukit Batok became a significant ground for both the Allied and Axis powers.

[12] The failed attempt by the British to defend the vicinity during the Battle of Bukit Timah and their subsequent surrender on 15 February 1942 to the Japanese at the Ford Motor Factory was described by Winston Churchill as the "largest capitulation" in British military history.

[14] Consequently, the British's plans to industrialize Bukit Timah was short-lived and put to an abrupt halt during World War II.

In addition, footages of these ceremonies would be broadcast as propaganda in Japan to ensure the citizens’ continuous support for the war.

However, the shrine was ultimately destroyed by the Japanese themselves at the end of the World War II as they feared that the honour of the memorial would be tarnished by the returning British troops.

After Singapore gained independence in 1965, the newly formed People's Action Party (PAP) government aggressively promoted the site as a lightweight industrial area.

[23] As of 2020, 42,101 residents (33.4% of the population) in Bukit Batok have attained a university qualification, higher than the national average of 32.1%.

In Bukit Batok, the proportion of residents using English as the most frequently spoken language (46.15%) is slightly lower than the national average of 48.25%.

[23] Among the employed residents in Bukit Batok aged 15 years and over, most earn a gross monthly income of between S$1,000 and S$1,999, with 13.3% being in that category.

It was built at a cost of S$170 million and houses amenities including a post office, Community Library and Cineplex, together with shops, restaurants and a supermarket.

The CDANS Bukit Batok Country Club, for reservist members of the Civil Defence forces and their families, was opened in 1998.

It offers a golf driving range, swimming pool, bowling alley and sports facilities for relatively affordable prices.

For Jurong GRC, Bukit Batok East is the only constituency, of which Rahayu Mahzam is the current MP.

David Ong, served as an MP for Bukit Batok constituency until his sudden resignation in March 2016; Murali Pillai, a candidate who contested and lost Aljunied GRC in the 2015 elections, has since represented Bukit Batok, following his by-election victory in May 2016.