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Kulai is a town in the Kulaijaya district of Johor, Malaysia. The town
is located along the old trunk road linking
Kuala Lumpur and
Johor Bahru. The main
road 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.
The town
is 29 km from Johor Bahru and 8 km from
Skudai. Kulai is administered by the Kulai
Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kulai) which was earlier known as
the Kulai District Council.
Kulai sub-district was upgraded to a full-fledged district on 1 January
2008 and has been renamed Kulaijaya District. The administrative centre of
Kulaijaya District was proposed to be constructed in Indahpura.
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 (Federal Land Development Agency) 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 in Kulai.
Kulai is also within the Iskandar Development Region (IDR).
Sources:
Wikipedia
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