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| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Johor |
| District | Kulai |
| Population | |
• Total | 67,440 |
Senai is a town andmukim inKulai District,Johor,Malaysia. It is the base for several major multinational electronics manufacturers. Thissprawl town is one of the flagship zones of theIskandar Malaysia.
The name, Senai, is derived from a local tree,Sinai, which thrived in the region in the early 20th century.
Senai is located four kilometres south fromKulai, and four kilometres north ofSkudai.
The town has a total population of 67,440 people.[1] Chinese, Malay and Tamil Indian are the main ethnic groups. The majority of the Chinese in Senai belong to theHakka dialect group.
Historic Senai consists of pre-World War II shophouses along the main road, which is divided into an upper street and a lower street by the river in the middle. During the post-warMalayan Emergency in the late 1940s to early 1950s, resettlement policies propagated newer villages in Senai as well. A third phase of settlement was enacted in the 1970s when low-cost housing was introduced. Four mainlorongs (lanes) of residence continue to dominate these older housing estates.
The 1980s brought about a major boost to Senai's population, which resulted from the construction of the Senai International Airport then, increasing economic interest in the region. Consequently, this called for the establishment of additional housing estates to cater to the expansion of Senai's infrastructure.
Senai has 3 Chinese public primary schools - SJK (C) Senai (士乃华文小学), SJK (C) Saleng(沙令华小) and SJK (C) Seelong (泗隆华小), two public primary Schools (SK Senai and SK Taman Senai Utama), and a public secondary school (SMK Senai Linkun).
SK Senai which is located in the middle of Senai Town consists of students from 6- (pre-school) to 12-year-old pupils. In January 2008, the student count was 892 and 57 teachers.
A night market (locally known aspasar malam) regularly takes place in Taman Aman every Wednesday evening from 6 to 10 p.m. Vendors sell various local food and drinks, local produce such as fresh vegetables and fruits, clothes, and other grocery items at low prices. Also, a morning market selling fresh vegetables and meat opens 6 days a week in Taman Senai Utama, but closes on Monday.
The town houses theSenai International Airport.
The town is located alongSkudai Highway, a part ofFederal Route 1 which connectsJohor Bahru withKuala Lumpur. Public bus services that pass through Senai are TransitLink, Causeway Link, Triton, Maju and S&S. These services ply the roads between Senai and Johor Bahru.
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