Skudai

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

Skudai
Suburb of Johor Bahru
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiسكوداي
  Chinese士姑来
Jalan Skudai, a section of  FT 1
Jalan Skudai, a section of FT 1
Skudai is located in Malaysia
Skudai
Skudai
Skudai shown within Johor Bahru.
Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 103°40′00″E
CountryMalaysia
StateJohor
DistrictJohor Bahru
Government
  Local AuthorityMajlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri
  PresidentSalehuddin Hassan
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
81300
Dialling code+607
PoliceSkudai
FireSkudai
Websitewww.mbip.gov.my

Location

Skudai is located just outside the northwestern border of Johor Bahru, along national highway 1. The eponymous Skudai River separates Skudai from Tampoi ward of Johor Bahru.

Adjacent towns include Kulai (north), Iskandar Puteri (southwest), Pekan Nanas (west) and the Johor Bahru suburbs of Kempas (east) and Tampoi (southeast).

Government

Parliament

Skudai falls within the Iskandar Puteri constituency in the Malaysian Parliament, currently represented by Liew Chin Tong from Democratic Action Party (DAP).

In the Johor State Legislative Assembly, Skudai is represented by Marina Ibrahim, also from the DAP. She is the first ethnically Malay assemblyperson from the DAP representing the constituency.

Local

Skudai is located outside Johor Bahru's city limits, thus placing it within the jurisdiction of the Iskandar Puteri City Council (Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri, MBIP). Skudai however is still well within Johor Bahru's metropolitan area and by extension, part of the Iskandar Malaysia development region.


Education

Universities

Secondary Schools in Skudai

  • SMK TAMAN TUN AMINAH
  • SMK TAMAN SKUDAI BARU
  • SMK TAMAN DAMAI JAYA
  • SMK TAMAN SELESA JAYA 1
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN TAMAN SELESA JAYA 2
  • SMK UNIVERSITI
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN UNIVERSITI 2
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SKUDAI
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH TAMAN DESA SKUDAI
  • SMK TAMAN MUTIARA RINI 1
  • SMK TAMAN MUTIARA RINI 2
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH ISLAM HIDAYAH
  • SEKOLAH MENENGAH SRI PULAI PERDANA

Primary schools

  • SJK(C) Pu Sze
  • SJK(C)Kuo Kuang
  • SJK(C)Kuo Kuang 2
  • SJK(T)Taman Tun Aminah
  • SJK(T) Rini
  • SK Taman Damai Jaya
  • SK Taman Selesa Jaya
  • SK Taman Skudai Baru
  • SK Sekudai Batu 10
  • SK Sri Skudai
  • SK Taman Desa Skudai
  • SK Taman Universiti 1
  • SK Taman Universiti 2
  • SK Taman Universiti 3
  • SK Taman Universiti 4
  • SK Sri Pulai Perdana

Economy and tourism

Several shopping centres operate in Skudai, including Skudai Parade, AEON Mall Taman Universiti, Tasek Sentral, The Store in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama, and U Mall in Taman Pulai Utama and Giant Hypermarket.

Transportation

Public transportation

KTM Intercity does not stop here. The nearest station is Kempas Baru. Muafakat Johor bus route P-403 and [1] Causeway Link routes 5B and 51B connect Skudai to Johor Bahru Sentral railway station.[2]

Car

The Kuala Lumpur-Johor Bahru trunk road (Federal Route 1) is the main route serving Skudai. Skudai is also the southern end of Federal Route 5 which begins in Ipoh, Perak and runs through the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

Air

Senai International Airport is 14 km north of Skudai via Federal Route 1.

References

  1. "Laluan Bas Muafakat". Bas Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. "Causeway Link Bus Routes & Bus Schedules | Causeway Link".
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