Kulai (District)

This article deals with the administrative district of the Malaysian state of Johor , in addition "Kulai" also refers to the city of Kulai and the "federal constituency" Kulai in Dewan Rakyat .

دايره كولاي 古来 县 கூலாய் Daerah Kulai Kulai District
Kulai District
Coordinates	1 ° 40 ′  N , 103 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 40 ′  N , 103 ° 36 ′  E
Symbols
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Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
surface	753.8 km²
Residents	223,306 (2010)
density	296.3  Ew. / km²
Post Code	81xxx
politics
mayor	Haji Mohd Khir Johari bin Salleh
Location of Kulai in Johor

Kulai District is an administrative unit (Daerah) in Johor State in Malaysia . The capital of the district is the Kulai of the same name . The district includes Kulai Town, Ayer Bemban , Bandar Putra Kulai , Bukit Batu , Indahpura , Kangkar Pulai , Kelapa Sawit , Saleng , Sedenak , Seelong , Senai , Sengkang, and Taman Putri . It belongs to the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone .

Surname

The name Kulai originated from the Chinese龟 来 - Guīlái meaning turtles come , as turtles often poured into the area after heavy floods.

geography

The district covers an area of ​​753.75 km², making it the smallest district in Johor, with a share of only 3.96% of the national territory. The district is enclosed by four districts:

Northwest: Kota Tinggi District	North: Kluang District	Northeast: Kluang District
West: Pontian District		East: Kota Tinggi District
Southwest: Pontian District	South: Johor Bahru / Pontian District	Southeast: Johor Bahru

Climate table

Johor Bahru
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     250   31 24     190   31 23     245   31 24     260   31 24     241   32 25th     168   31 24     172   31 24     225   31 24     218   31 24     243   31 24     270   31 23     290   29 23 Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: [1]

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Johor Bahru Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 29.0 O 30.9 Min. Temperature (° C) 24.0 23.0 24.0 24.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.0 23.0 O 23.8 Precipitation ( mm ) 250 190 245 260 241 168 172 225 218 243 270 290 Σ 2,772 Rainy days ( d ) 17th 11 14th 15th 15th 13 13 14th 14th 16 18th 19th Σ 179 Source: [2]

history

Until 2007, Kulai was only a sub-district . On January 1, 2008, it became independent as the 9th district of the state and was named Kulaijaya District .

On August 28, 2015, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor ordered the government to change the name to the original "Kulai".

administration

Kulai District Office

The local government consists of the Kulai Municipal Council and the Johor Bahru Tengah Municipal Council . Below is the local government of Kangkar Pulai and Kulai City. There is an administrative center for Kulai District and Kulai Municipal Council.

Administrative division

Kulai District is divided into four Mukim :

• Bukit Batu
• Kulai
• Sedenak
• Senai

population

Malaysian Chinese (马来西亚 华人) of the Hakka dialect group make up 65.4% of the population and settle mainly in Kulai and Senai Town, while Malays make up 26.5% of the population and mainly in the Federal Land Development Authority (Federal Land Development Authority, Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan FELDA) settlements and live in some traditional Malay villages along the Altne Trunk Road. Indians make up 7.8% of the population and work mainly in rubber plantations, factories or their own small businesses.

Representation in parliament and state assembly

Member of the Federal Parliament ( Dewan Rakyat ):

houses of Parliament	Seat	Member of Parliament	Political party
P163	Kulai	Teo Nie Ching	Pakatan Harapan (PH)

Members of the State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri):

houses of Parliament	Country	Seat	MP	Political party
P163	N50	Bukit Permai	Tosrin Bin Jaruanthi	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P163	N51	Bukit Batu	Jimmy Puah Wee Tse	Pakatan Harapan (PH)
P163	N52	Senai	Tea Boon Tsong	Pakatan Harapan (PH)

economy

The main branches of the district's economy are information and communication technology, biotechnology and transportation.

Attractions

Hutan Bandar Putra

• Johor Premium Outlets
• Mount Pulai
• Hutan Bandar Putra Kulai (Putra Recreation Forest)
• Nanyan Aquarium Center , Ayer Bemban
• Hua Guo Shan Temple , Sedenak

traffic

Kulai Bus Terminal

The main artery of the district is Skudai Highway or Federal route 1 . Starting from this, Senai Airport Highway 16, Skudai-Pontian Highway 5, Jalan Kulai-Kota Tinggi 94, Diamond Interchange and Kulai Inner Ring Road and many other roads run. The government is planning a new road, the Kulai-Senai Bypass, to reduce the constant traffic jams.

Kulai was an important stop on Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur Trunk Road in the 1970s and 1980s until the North – South Expressway (NSE) E2 opened in 1994. Senai North Interchange ( NSE ) is the connection to Singapore and one of the access points to Mount Pulai Nature Reserve. Senai Airport , Johor International Airport, is also within the district. The Malayan Railway (KTM) has a stop at Kulai railway station .

Senai International Airport.

Web links

Commons : Kulai  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kulai District Education Department's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile Daerah .
2. ↑ Kulai . Retrieved February 21, 2018.
3. ↑ Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa Negeri Johor . Retrieved March 26, 2018. (Malay).
4. ↑ geonames.org .
5. ↑ Daerah Kecil Kulai dinaik taraf .
6. ↑ Ledang set to become Johor's newest district - Nation - The Star Online .
7. ↑ Sultan: Change Kulaijaya's name back to Kulai . 29th August 2015.
8. ↑ hermesauto: Johor's administrative capital Nusajaya to be renamed Iskandar Puteri . December 7, 2015.
9. ↑ Profil_Februari.pdf: Dokumen / Kulaijaya .
10. ↑ Tanjung Piai folk travel in huge numbers to support Ong - Nation - The Star Online .
11. ↑ Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan . Retrieved March 17, 2018.