Skudai (also spelled Sekudai) is a suburb in Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru District,

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime b ...

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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 Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah (P162) is represented by Lim Kit Siang Democratic Action Party (DAP) while the Johor State Assembly seat of Skudai is represented by Boo Cheng Hau 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 Dewan Rakyat parliamentary constituency of Gelang Patah (P162) was represented by

Tan Ah Eng Tan Ah Eng () (22 August 1955 – 10 August 2013) was a Malaysian politician. She was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Gelang Patah constituency in the state of Johor from 2004 to 2013. She was member of the Malaysian Chine ...

of the

Malaysian Chinese Association The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA; zh, 马来西亚华人公会; ; ta, மலேசிய சீனர் சங்கம், initially known as the Malayan Chinese Association) is a uni-racial List of political parties in Malaysia, pol ...

(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

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, Cotton On, home pro, Harvey Norman, 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 Causeway Link (5B, 51B) from Johor Bahru Sentral railway station.

References

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