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Pulau Ujong
Pulau Ujong (Malay: literally 'island at the end') or Singapore Island is the main island of Singapore. It is part of the Malay Archipelago and is located at the tip of Peninsular Malaysia. The island forms the majority of the country in terms of area and population as citizens are unable to reside in smaller islands of Singapore.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pulau Ubin Stories )〕 With a population of 5,469,700 and an area of 710 square kilometres, Pulau Ujong is the 21st most populous island in the world and the 31st most densely populated island in the world.〔
==Etymology==
Pulau Ujong was the earliest reference to Singapore Island. Travellers from the Straits of Malacca to the South China Sea would have to pass through the island, hence the name Pulau Ujong. Like Johor's old name, ''Ujong Tanah'' meaning "Land's End", the island was known better by the Orang laut as Pulau Ujong literally meaning "End Island". The 3rd-century Chinese reference to Pu Luo Chung (蒲罗中）corresponds to the Malay reference known as Pulau Ujong.〔Xu Yunqiao History of South East Asia 1961 Singapore World Publishing Co. 许云樵 《南洋史》 星洲世界书局 1961年〕
==Legend==
According to a third-century book ''Record of Foreign countries during the Eastern Wu Period'' (吴时外国传), Pu Luo Jong (Pulao Ujong) was inhabited by cannibals with five to six inch tails.〔Record of Foreign Countries during the Eastern Wu Period, section on Pu Luo Jong 许云樵 《康泰吴时外国传辑注》 四十四-四十五页 1971 新加坡南洋研究所出版〕
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