Kulai


Kulai is a town and the capital of Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. It is administered by the Kulai Municipal Council, which was earlier known as the Kulai District Council.

Geography

Kulai is located 29 km from Johor Bahru city and 8 km from Skudai. It is located in the center of district. Kulai town and other towns within this district are located along the old trunk road linking Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. The main road, Federal Route 1, is lined with many retail shops. There are also many housing estates within the township. The town is surrounded by rubber and oil palm estates.

Demography

The Chinese are concentrated in Kulai and Senai Town while the Malay are mostly in the Felda Scheme settlements. The Indians are mostly working in factories or running businesses.

Economy

The locals are mostly involved in the agriculture sector, particularly in the oil palm and rubber estates surrounding the town. Many of the people work in small retail shops, which are located along the trunk road. Kulai has the first settlement of FELDA's oil palm plantation in the country - FELDA Taib Andak, which was launched by the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak. Kulai is still one of the main producers of palm oil in the country due to its numerous oil palm plantations. Kulai also exports fresh vegetables to Singapore on a daily basis.
The economy of Kulai has improved with numerous factories being set up in both Kulai and Senai. There are some public listed companies which have their offices and factories in Kulai, such as Yi-Lai Industry Berhad located in Batu 23 ; SCGM Berhad which located in Batu 24 1/2 and JCY International Berhad which located in Kelapa Sawit
Kulai is also within the Iskandar Development Region.

Shopping Centres

campus of Kulai located in this district to provide Chinese high school education for the local community.

Culture

The Chinese community in Kulai mainly communicate in Hakka Chinese dialects. There are quite a number of Chinese temples to fulfill the religious needs of the local Chinese community, like Wan Xian Miao Temple , Hong Sen Tai Tee Old Temple , Yuen Sun Kung Temple and several other temples. Prominent Temples like Hua Guo Shan Temple and Kulai Putuo Village are also tourist attraction spots.
There are also several churches in Kulai include the Presbyterian Church, Christ the King Catholic Church, Baptist Church, Methodist Church and churches of other denominations. The Masjid Jamek is located within Kulai town and serve the needs of the Muslim community.

Transportation

Kulai was an important stopover on the Johor Bahru–Kuala Lumpur trunk road in the 1970s and 1980s until the North–South Expressway opened in 1994, which bypassed the town. The trunk road is now identified as Road One. Senai Airport, the international airport which serves Johor is within the municipality.
railway station located nearby the trunk road and served by KTM Intercity Gemas-JB Sentral shuttle train.

Notable residents