Kelapa Sawit
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Kelapa Sawit is a small town in Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

, Malaysia. Kelapa sawit means oil palm
Oil palm
The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to West Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to...

 in Malay. It is located near Kulai
Kulai
Kulai , is a town in the Kulaijaya district of Johor, Malaysia. The town is 29 km from Johor Bahru city and 8 km from Skudai.-Administration:...

. A mainly Hakka community, many people still communicate using the hakka dialect. Located near the Sime Darby
Sime Darby
Sime Darby is Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate involved in five core sectors: plantations, property, industrial, motors and energy & utilities, with a growing presence in healthcare...

 palm oil plantation, it faces some problems of air pollution. Buses services like 888 from Causeway Link
Causeway Link
Causeway Link is a popular public bus service in Johor Bahru city, Johor, Malaysia.-Local - Bandaraya City:-Local - Larkin Bus Terminal:-Local - Shopping Service:-Singapore:...

 and 2 from City Bus are the only buses servicing the town and have the same final destination of Air Hitam, a little further north from Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

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