Kulai District

Last updated

Kulai District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Kulai
Other transcription(s)
 •  Jawi دايره كولاي‎
 •  Chinese 古来县
 •  Tamil கூலாய்
Flag of Kulaijaya, Johor.svg
Flag
New MPKU Logo 2018 Kulai Johor Malaysia.png
Seal
Kulai highlighted in Johor, Malaysia.svg
Location of Kulai District in Johor
Kulai District
Malaysia location map with districts.svg
Red pog.svg
Kulai District
Location of Kulai District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°38′51″N103°37′28″E / 1.6476098°N 103.6245690°E / 1.6476098; 103.6245690
CountryMalaysia
State Flag of Johor.svg Johor
Seat Kulai
Local area government(s) Kulai Municipal Council
Government
 • District officerHaji Mohd Khir Johari bin Salleh
Area
[1]
 • Total753.75 km2 (291.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total329,497
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
81xxx
Calling code +6-07
Vehicle registration plates J

The Kulai District is a district in the state of Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kulai Town. It covers Kulai Town, Ayer Bemban, Bandar Putra Kulai, Bukit Batu, Indahpura, Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai, Kelapa Sawit, Saleng, Sedenak, Seelong, Senai, and Sengkang. Kulai is also within Iskandar Malaysia economic zone.

Contents

Name

The district was formerly a part of the Pulai Valley, which covered Mukim Pulai and the current subdistrict. The name Kulai 龟来 (pinyin :Guīlái), which means turtles are coming, was a Chinese mispronounciation of Pulai. Chinese Hakka peoples led by a man named Huang Guo Mao emigrated to Johor from Qing China during the late 19th century and opened a settlement in the area, and had renamed the place after the influx of turtles coming to the area after heavy flooding. [3]

Geography

Kulai is one of three landlocked districts of Johor (the other two being Kluang and Segamat) with an area of 753.75 km2 (291.02 sq mi), which is slightly smaller than the size of Singapore, a sovereign country situated approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) to the south of the district. [4] It has a population of 223,306 at the 2010 Census (provisional result). It has a mix of urban and rural settlements with a majority of the population settling in towns near Johor Bahru. These population centers, such as Kulai and Senai effectively became suburbs of the greater metropolitan area in Kulai district.

History

Kulai Old Town Bandar Kulai.jpg
Kulai Old Town

The earliest settlement in Kulai is located at Sayong River, now at Bandar Tenggara, which have existed since the Srivijayan era. The Orang Asli settlement at the upstream of Sayong River was the hometown to the Malay Singaporean folklore hero Badang. Badang was the Hulubalang during the reign of Sri Rana Wikrama of the Kingdom of Singapura, a city kingdom prior to the establishment of Sultanate of Malacca. This suggest that the settlement in Sungai Sayong should have been established no later than the 12th century. [5]

In 1548, after the demise of last Sultan of Melaka in exile, Mahmud Shah, his prince Alauddin Shah moved his capital from Kampar, Sumatra to Sayong and established the new Kota Sayong Pinang. Kota Sayong was the first capital of Sultanate of Johor on the peninsular mainland. The Sultan later moved the capital city to Kota Batu at the mouth of Johor River.

The modern district of Kulai was a former sub-district of Johor Bahru. The subdistrict was upgraded to the full district status on 1 January 2008 as District of Kulaijaya. [6] The district is recognised as the state's 9th district. [7] On 28 August 2015, Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ismail ibni Sultan Iskandar decreed to revert Kulaijaya's name back to its original name. [8] [9]

Government

Kulai District Office Kulai District Office.jpg
Kulai District Office

The local authorities of Kulai are Kulai Municipal Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council, the part of southern Kulai, etc.: Kangkar Pulai. Kulai Town also the administry centre of Kulai District and Kulai Municipal Council.

Administrative divisions

Map of Kulai District, Johor.svg

Kulai District is divided into 4 mukims: [10]

Demography

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2010 245,294—    
2020 329,497+34.3%
Figures before 2008 is included under Johor Bahru District.
Source: [11]

Malay made up 55% of the total population in Kulai. This is followed by Malaysian Chinese (33.7%) and Malaysian Indian (10.7%). [12]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Kulai district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

ParliamentSeat NameMember of ParliamentParty
P158 Tebrau Jimmy Puah Wee Tse Pakatan Harapan (PKR)
P162 Iskandar Puteri Liew Chin Tong Pakatan Harapan (DAP)
P163 Kulai Teo Nie Ching Pakatan Harapan (DAP)


List of Kulai district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri)

ParliamentStateSeat NameState AssemblymanParty
P158N41 Puteri Wangsa Amira Aisya MUDA
P162N49 Kota Iskandar Pandak AhmadBarisan Nasional (UMNO)
P163N50 Bukit Permai Mohd Jafni Md Shukor Barisan Nasional (UMNO)
P163N51 Bukit Batu Arthur Chiong Sen SernPakatan Harapan (PKR)
P163N52 Senai Wong Bor YangPakatan Harapan (DAP)

Other Towns

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are information and communication technology, biotechnology and logistics. [13]

Tourist attractions

Hutan Bandar Putra Hutan bandar kulai.JPG
Hutan Bandar Putra

Transportation

Roads

Kulai Bus Terminal Kulai Bus Terminal.jpg
Kulai Bus Terminal

Skudai Highway or Federal route 1 is the most important inner link in Kulai District, with many access along the road such as Senai Airport Highway 16, Skudai–Pontian Highway 5, Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi 94, Diamond Interchange (access to Bandar Putra, Indahpura and proposed new NSE exit), proposed Kulai Inner Ring Road. The government proposed to open a new road, Kulai-Senai Bypass, to resolve the traffic jam problem of the Skudai Highway.

Kulai was an important stopover on the Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur trunk road in the 1970s and 1980s until the North–South Expressway (NSE) E2 opened in 1994, which bypassed the town. Senai North Interchange (NSE)253 is the connection to Singapore (from the east to the west).NSE is also one of the access points to the Mount Pulai nature reserve. Senai Airport, the international airport which serves Johor is within the municipality.

The Second Link Expressway E3 is also an access to connect to Iskandar Puteri, Singapore (Tuas). The Senai–Desaru Expressway (SDE) Mes-e22.svg Senai–Desaru Expressway connects Senai and Desaru more quickly.

Rails

The district also has one railway station run by the Malayan Railway (KTM) in Kulai Town.

Airport

Senai International Airport Senai International Airport.jpg
Senai International Airport

The district houses the Senai International Airport which is located in Senai.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johor Bahru District</span> District in Johor, Malaysia

The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of 1,063.97 km2 (410.80 sq mi) and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the administrative capital is Iskandar Puteri City. The district borders Pontian District on the west, Kota Tinggi District on the east, Kulai District on the north and Straits of Johor to the south. The urban centres are divided into the cities of Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skudai</span> Suburb in Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Skudai is a town in Johor, Malaysia. It is about 13 km northwest from Johor Bahru's central business district.

Skudai Highway(Lebuhraya Skudai), also known as Senai Highway, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak or Jalan Skudai, Federal Route 1, is a 29 kilometre partial-access highway in Johor, Malaysia, from the town of Senai in Kulai District to Johor Bahru City in Johor Bahru District. The highway is designated as part of Federal Route 1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kulai</span> Town and district capital in Johor, Malaysia

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iskandar Puteri</span> City in Johor, Malaysia

Iskandar Puteri is a city and the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It hosts Kota Iskandar, which represents the seat of government of the state of Johor. Situated along the Straits of Johor at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, it is also the southernmost city in Peninsular Malaysia.

Senai–Desaru Expressway, SDESenai–Desaru Expressway, is an expressway in Johor, Malaysia. It connects Senai in central Johor to Desaru in eastern Johor. Measuring a total length of 77 km (48 mi), it is the third east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the Pasir Gudang Highway and the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the Second Link Expressway. With a new crossing over the Johor River, when opened on 10 June 2011, the expressway shortened travel time from Senai to Desaru from 2.5 hours to one hour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mutiara Rini</span> Township in Johor, Malaysia

Mutiara Rini is a housing area and suburb in Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. It is developed by Mutiara Rini Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the military-linked Boustead Group.

The Skudai River is located in Johor, Malaysia. Its main tributary originated from a small creek within an oil palm plantation in Kg. Sedenak, Kulai, then flowing south-ward towards the Johor Bahru city. Its river mouth is located in Danga Bay, Tampoi discharging its water to the narrow Tebrau Straits. The length of its main tributary is about 43 km, whilst the overall tributaries length is approximately 308 km. The Skudai River Basin (SRB) comprises 270 km2 of land, divided into 22 sub-catchments. It is within the jurisdiction area of Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu), Iskandar Puteri CIty Council (MBIP), and Johor Bahru CIty Council (MBJB). Among its main tributaries and sub-catchments are the Danga River (15.3 km), Melana River (15.9 km), Senai River (10.4 km), Anak Sungai Melana (5.8 km), UTM River (5.3 km), Kempas River (4.8 km), and Sri Sengkang River (8.4 km). This network of streams flows through several towns, huge residential establishments and several industrial parks, making them susceptible to pollution. The Danga River and Kempas River have been identified as the most polluted tributaries within SRB.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iskandar Puteri City Council</span>

The Iskandar Puteri City Council is the city council which administrates Iskandar Puteri City in Johor, Malaysia. This agency is under Johor state government. MBIP are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MBIP new headquarters is located at Medini.

Kangkar Pulai is a Town of mukim pulai, Kulai and Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai to the north and west, and Taman Sri Pulai Perdana 2 to the north. The rest area on it perimeter are Palm Estates owned by Keck Seng Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iskandar Malaysia</span> Growth corridor and metropolitan area in Johor, Malaysia

Iskandar Malaysia, formerly known as Iskandar Development Region (IDR; Malay: Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar) and South Johor Economic Region (SJER), is the main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia. It was established on 8 November 2006. Iskandar Malaysia, which is formed by major cities such as Johor Bahru, Iskandar Puteri and Pasir Gudang, is part of the Johor Bahru Conurbation. It also lies within the original Indonesia–Malaysia–Singapore growth triangle, along with Singapore and Riau, Indonesia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kota Tinggi District</span> District in Johor, Malaysia

Kota Tinggi District is a district in the Malaysian state of Johor. It is the largest district in the state with an area of 3,488.7 square kilometres (1,347.0 sq mi). The population was 222,382 in 2020. The principal town is Kota Tinggi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malaysian Expressway System</span> System of expressways in Malaysia

The Malaysian Expressway System is a network of national controlled-access expressways in Malaysia that forms the primary backbone network of Malaysian national highways. The network begins with the Tanjung Malim–Slim River tolled road which was opened to traffic on 16 March 1966, later North–South Expressway (NSE), and is being substantially developed. Malaysian expressways are built by private companies under the supervision of the government highway authority, Malaysian Highway Authority.

The Iskandar Coastal Highway (ICH) (formerly Johor Bahru West Coast Parkway) (Malay: Lebuhraya Pesisir Pantai Iskandar (LPPI)) or the stretch of road that includes Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar, Persiaran Sultan Abu Bakar (formerly Jalan Skudai, Jalan Abu Bakar) and Persiaran Sultan Ismail (formerly Jalan Ibrahim and Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang) (Federal Route 52 (Iskandar Puteri–Danga Bay) and Johor State Route 1 (Danga Bay–City Centre)) is a highway in Johor Bahru District, Johor, Malaysia. The 23 km (14 mi) highway connects Iskandar Puteri in the west to Johor Bahru in the east. It is a toll free highway and part of the Iskandar Malaysia project. The Iskandar Coastal Highway is the fifth east–west-oriented expressway in the Iskandar Malaysia area after the Pasir Gudang Highway, the Pontian–Johor Bahru Link of the Second Link Expressway, the Senai–Desaru Expressway and the Johor Bahru East Coast Highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mukim Pulai, Johor</span> Place in Malaysia

Pulai or Mukim Pulai is the largest mukim in District of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Federation of Malaysia.


Pulai Indah is a township in the north of Mukim Pulai, city of Iskandar Puteri, district of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Pulai Hijauan and Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai to the north, and Pulai Mutiara to the south. The rest area on it perimeter is covered in green. This township is being developed by Huayang Berhad since 2008, and ready for occupation from 2010 onward.

Bandar Baru kangkar Pulai is a township at the border of mukim Senai, district of Kulai, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim and mukim Pulai, city of Iskandar Puteri, district of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Pulai Hijauan to the west, Kangkar Pulai and Taman Pulai Mas to the east, and Pulai Indah to the south. The rest area on it perimeter is covered in green. This township is being developed by Keck Seng since 2008, and ready for occupation from 2010 onward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johor Bahru Conurbation</span> Metropolitan area in Johor, Malaysia

The Johor Bahru Conurbation, also known as the Southern Conurbation in the National Physical Plan, is the built-up urban or metropolitan area within and around Johor Bahru in the Malaysian state of Johor, and roughly corresponds to the Iskandar Malaysia corridor. Encompassing all of Johor Bahru District, Kulai District, and parts of Pontian and Kota Tinggi Districts, the conurbation is home to over 2.4 million people as of 2020, the third largest in the country.

References

  1. ↑ "Profil Daerah". ptj.johor.gov.my. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kulai". Tourism Johor. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Negeri Johor" (PDF). Plan Malaysia @ Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Berita Harian 24th February 2017". 7 February 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Daerah Kecil Kulai dinaik taraf". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Ledang set to become Johor's newest district – Nation – The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my.
  8. ↑ "Sultan: Change Kulaijaya's name back to Kulai". 29 August 2015.
  9. ↑ hermesauto (7 December 2015). "Johor's administrative capital Nusajaya to be renamed Iskandar Puteri". The Straits Times.
  10. ↑ Profil_Februari.pdf. "Dokumen/Kulaijaya" (PDF). apps.water.gov.my. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-2000-85-3.
  12. ↑ "Census 2010".
  13. ↑ "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.