ChoaChuKang or Chua ChuKang is a suburban area in the West Region of Singapore.
ChoaChuKang's name is derived from its historical core at the former site of Chua ChuKang Village located near the junction of ChoaChuKang Road and Jalan Sungei Poyan, currently occupied by the grounds of the National Shooting Centre.
Today, the Chua ChuKang Single Member Constituency as at the general election of 2001 largely covers only the area in ChoaChuKangNewTown, while the rest largely falls under the jurisdiction of the Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency.
ChoaChuKang is easy to reach now, with an MRT station, the LRT, a bus interchange, and expressways.
Apparently, these immigrants helped to create the "chukang" used in some Singapore place names - "kang" referred to a river, while "Chu" was said to be the clan name of the first headman in charge of the plantations in these areas.
Among wildlife conservationists, ChoaChuKang still has a dubious reputation as the place where supposedly the last wild tiger to roam free in Singapore, was shot dead in the early years of the 20th century.
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