Skudai (also spelled Sekudai) is a suburb in

Iskandar Puteri Iskandar Puteri is a city which functions as the administrative capital of the state of Johor, Malaysia ( Kota Iskandar) and represents the seat of government of the state of Johor (Executive branch & Legislative branch). Situated along the S ...

Johor Bahru District The Johor Bahru District is a district located in the southern part of Johor, Malaysia. The heavily suburban/suburbanizing district covers an area of and has a population of 1.71 million. The district capital is Johor Bahru City and the adm ...

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. Skudai is part of the new growth corridor of southwest Johor. Its population ranges between 160,000 and 210,000. It houses the Paradigm Mall Johor and the headquarters of the Iskandar Puteri City Council, and is home to the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia campus.

Government

For the 2013-2018 term, the

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parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah (P162) is represented by

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Democratic Action Party (DAP) while the Johor State Assembly seat of Skudai is represented by

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from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), who is also the former of the Johor State legislative assembly opposition leaders. For the 2008-2013 term, the

parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah (P162) was represented by

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of the

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(MCA) while the Johor State Assembly seat of Skudai was represented by Boo Cheng Hau from the Democratic Action Party (DAP).

Education

Universities

* Universiti Teknologi Malaysia *

Southern University College Southern University College (abbreviated as Southern UC), is a non-profit, private university college in Malaysia. It is the first non-profit higher education institute and private university college in Skudai, Johor. Currently, Southern UC ...

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

Demographics

Most of Skudai's residents are of Chinese descent (65%), followed by Malays (22%) and Indians (12%).

Tourist attractions

Skudai, which is geographically located in the center of Johor, is the shopping district of the state. It has a large number of shopping centres built around Skudai. The famous shopping mall is the Paradigm Mall which is connected to Hyatt Place (under-construction). This mega mall houses a large cinema, ice skating ring, indoor skateboard park, indoor rock climbing facilities, Uniqlo, H&M,

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, home pro,

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, and many many more. The other shopping centres that are in and within Skudai are Skudai Parade, AEON Taman Universiti, Tasek Sentral, The Store in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah, Sutera Mall in Taman Sutera Utama, U Mall in Taman Pulai Utama and Giant Hypermarket, which is situated along the Jalan Skudai.

Transportation

The area is easily accessible via CIQ or Senai Airport. It is accessible by Muafakat Bus route P-403. or

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(5B, 51B) from

Johor Bahru Sentral railway station Johor Bahru Sentral (also known as JB Sentral) is an integrated transport hub in Bukit Chagar, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Inaugurated on 21 October 2010, it replaced the closed Johor Bahru railway station located 200m south of it. As part ...

References

{{Authority control Townships in Johor Towns and suburbs in Johor Bahru District