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Kulai is a town in the Johor Bahru district of Johor, Malaysia. It is 29 km from Johor Bahru city and 8 km from Skudai.

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Kulai is administered by the Kulai Municipal Council (Perbandaran Daerah Kulai). Kulai District Council (a sub-division of Johor Bahru District) recently became a municipality as the area is part of the new growth corridor of Southwest Johor. Senai town and industrial estate are also within the jurisdiction of the municipality.

Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the state government will upgrade Kulai, now a sub-district of Johor Bahru, into a full-fledged district in 2007

“We are looking for a suitable site to build the administrative centre," he said.

He said plans were under way to provide both Ledang and Kulai with all the necessary district facilities.^{[citations needed]}

Some locals are involved in the agriculture sector, particularly in the oil palm and rubber estates surrounding the town. Many of the local people work in small retail shops, which are located along the trunk road. Kulai is the first project settlement for the FELDA's (Federal Land Development Agency) palm oil plantation in the country - FELDA Taib Andak, which was launched by the second Prime Minister of Malaysia. Till now, Kulai is still one of the main producers of oil palm in the country due to its vast estates. Kulai also exports fresh vegetables to Singaporean markets daily.

The town is centred on the old trunk road linking Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru. The main road is lined by shops, where economic activities take place. Housing estates are located further away from the trunk road. The town is surrounded by rubber and oil palm estates.

Kulai was an important stopover on the Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur trunk road in the 1970s and 80s until the North-South Expressway opened in 1994. The trunk road is identified as Road One.

The town also has a railway station on the Malayan Railway and is one of the access points to the Gunung Pulai nature reserve. Senai Airport, the international airport which serves Johor is in the municipality.

The Chinese community in Kulai are mainly of the Hakka dialect group. Few Chinese temples serve the Chinese community. The Malays mostly reside in palm oil plantations (Felda) and Indians in rubber estates. However, one can still find Malays in the town centre especially those who work in the government sectors and agencies. A handsome mosque can also be found in the middle of the town as some early Malays settlers reside in Kampung Melayu or Malay Village.

• Mawi - Akademi Fantasia is the winner of Akadeni Fantasia singing competition.

• (Chinese) Town website set up by local community

• Muar to say goodbye to Tangkak, The Star, November 20, 2006
• Johor Bahru Street Directory, 1st edition, by Rimman publications
• Shree Vishnumurthy Temple

v • d • e Johor Darul Ta'zim
Districts	Batu Pahat • Johor Bahru • Kluang • Kota Tinggi • Mersing • Muar • Pontian • Segamat
Cities	Johor Bahru (capital)
Towns	Ayer Hitam • Air Papan • Bakri • Bandar Baru UDA • Bandar Dato' Onn • Bandar Nusajaya • Bandar Penawar • Bandar Tenggara • Batu Enam • Batu Pahat • Bekok • Benut • Bukit Gambir • Bukit Kangkar • Bukit Kepong • Bukit Naning • Bukit Pasir • Buloh Kasap • Chaah • Desaru • Endau • Gelang Patah • Gemas Baharu • Jagoh • Jemaluang • Jementah • Johor Lama • Kahang • Kelapa Sawit • Kempas • Kluang • Kong Kong • Kota Tinggi • Kulai • Kukup • Labis • Layang-Layang • Lenga • Lima Kedai • Lok Heng • Lombong • Machap • Masai • Mengkibol • Mersing • Muar • Pagoh • Paloh • Parit Bakar • Parit Jawa • Parit Raja • Parit Sulong • Parit Yaani • Panchor • Pasir Gudang • Pasir Pelangi • Pendas • Pekan Air Panas • Pekan Nanas • Pengerang • Permas Jaya • Plentong • Pontian Kechil • Renggam • Rengit • Sagil • Saleng • Sedenak • Sedili • Segamat • Semerah • Senai • Senggarang • Simpang Renggam • Skudai • Sri Medan • Stulang • Sungai Balang • Sungai Karas • Sungai Mati • Sungai Rengit • Taman Universiti • Tampoi • Tangkak • Tanjung Balau • Tanjung Kupang • Tanjung Leman • Tanjung Langsat • Tanjung Piai • Tanjung Pelepas • Tanjung Pengelih • Teluk Mahkota • Teluk Ramunia • Tenggaroh • Tongkang Pechah • Ulu Tiram • Yong Peng
Islands	Pulau Aur • Pulau Batu Puteh • Pulau Besar • Pulau Pemanggil • Pulau Rawa • Pulau Sibu • Pulau Tinggi

v • d • e Iskandar Development Region (South Johor Economic Region)
IDR zones	Johor Bahru • Skudai • Bandar Nusajaya • Tanjung Kupang • Pasir Gudang • Permas Jaya • Senai • Kulai • Bandar Dato' Onn • Bandar Sri Alam • Tampoi • Gelang Patah • Ulu Tiram • Tanjung Langsat • Masai • Plentong • Kong Kong
IDR Major Landmarks	Persada Johor • Johor-Singapore Causeway • Southern Integrated Gateway • Nusajaya • Malaysia-Singapore Second Link • Johor Port • Port of Tanjung Pelepas • Johor Technopark • Senai International Airport • Tanjung Piai
IDR Infrastructure	Pasir Gudang Highway • Second Link Expressway • North-South Expressway Southern Route • JB Monorail • Senai-Desaru Expressway • JB Eastern Dispersal Link • Skudai Highway • Tebrau Highway
IDR Educational	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Coordinates: 1°40′N, 103°36′E