Kangkar Pulai

Kangkar Pulai کڠکار ڤولاي ○ 江加蒲來新村
Towns and Suburbs
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Kangkar Pulai Kangkar Pulai shown within Johor Bahru.
Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 103°40′00″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Johor Bahru
City	Iskandar Puteri
Mukim	Pulai
Opening	1917
Government
• Local Authority	Majlis Bandaraya Iskandar Puteri
• ADUN	YB Sr Dzulkefly Ahmad
• Mayor	Dato' Salehuddin bin Hassan
• Penghulu	Zainuddin
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postcode	81110 Kangkar Pulai
Dialling code	+607 (Johor)
Police	Kangkar Pulai Police Station
Fire	Iskandar Puteri Fire Station

Kangkar Pulai is a suburban area in the north of Mukim Pulai, city of Iskandar Puteri, district of Johor Bahru, State of Johor Darul Ta'zim, Malaysia. The township is bordered by Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai to the north and west, and Taman Sri Pulai Perdana 2 to the north. The rest area on it perimeter are Palm Estates owned by Keck Seng Group.

History

Establishment

The first settlement in Kangkar Pulai was the Kangkar Pulai Old Town, a chinese village that was built under the Kangchu system that was introduced during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim.

Kangkar Pulai Municipal Council

Kangkar Pulai Municipal Council was established on 15 March 1953 with its first office at Jalan Kangkar Pulai. The office were moved to Chinese Business Assembly building two years later. After the independence of Malaya, the municipal council office was moved to the Kangkar Pulai Community Hall built by the government in 1959. In 1st March 1971, Kangkar Pulai Municipal Council and 7 other local authorities in Johor Bahru we amalgamated into Johor Bahru Tengah District Council, later known as Iskandar Puteri City Council in 2018.

Settlements

Kangkar Pulai Old Town

Kangkar Pulai Old Town was a chinese village and the first settlement in Kangkar Pulai. The town was named after this village. Many villagers are descendants of early Hakka settlers during Kangchu system introduced in Johor in early 20th century. There are also Indian settlers from descendants of Tamil workers at the nearby Palm Estates. During the First Communist Insurgency, the village is divided into 5 zones under British resettlement program. Kangkar Pulai police station and rural clinic are located at this village.

The main article for this topic is Kangkar Pulai Old Town

Kampung Melayu Kangkar Pulai

This Malay village is opened in early 1950's by Malay settlers and located at the hilly area at the west of the old town. The major mosque in Kangkar Pulai, Masjid Nur syuhadah is located at this village.

Taman Desa Permai

Taman Desa Permai is the first planned development in Kangkar Pulai. The development is located across the river south from old town and Malay Village. There are around 300 terrace houses and flat houses in this development.

Taman Bestari

Taman Bestari is the second development located south across the road between Site B and flat houses of Taman Desa Permai.

Geography

Kangkar Pulai is situated at the valley of Pulai river. The earth is hilly with fertile peat soil thus making it suitable for plantation. Gambier and blackpaper used to be main agricultural product until they werebeing replaced by Palm estate due to high demand of healthy palm oil in 1970.

See also

Iskandar Puteri
Pulai Mutiara
Pulai Indah
Pulai Hijauan, Johor
Bandar Baru Kangkar Pulai
Pekan Lama Kangkar Pulai