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Kulai | |
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Town and district capital | |
Malay transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | کولاي |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 古来 |
• Chinese | Gǔlái (Pinyin) |
Nickname(s): Kulaijaya, The Turtle Town | |
Motto(s): Cemerlang, Sejahtera (English: Excellence, Peaceful) | |
Coordinates: 1°40′00″N 103°36′00″E / 1.66667°N 103.60000°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
District | Kulai |
Establishment | 1890 |
Municipality status | 21 April 2004 |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government |
• Body | Kulai Municipal Council |
• President | Haji Abdul Rahman Salleh |
• Kulai Member of Parliament | Teo Nie Ching (DAP) |
Population (within MPKu Control Area) | |
• Total | 230,000 |
• Rank | 29th |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Website | www |
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.
Kulai is surveyed as one of the happiest cities in Malaysia in June 2020.[1]