Kulim is a major town and district in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the main industrial area in Kedah and the site of Intel Corporation regional factory and R&D center in Malaysia. It also houses lots of multinational companies in its very own Kulim hi-tech industrial park(second hi tech park in Malaysia). Kulim is connected to nearby Butterworth in Penang via Butterworth-Kulim Expressway (BKE).
The estimation of Kulim's population are around 150k as of year 2007.
The name of Kulim came from a the name of a tree. This particular tree is valued for its wood usage and during 1997, the value for Kulim tree per m³ was about RM270. The scientific name for Kulim tree is Scorodocarpus borneensis.
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Coordinates: 5°22′N 100°34′E / 5.367°N 100.567°E / 5.367; 100.567
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