Mersing

Mersing
Merecing/Ngesing
Mersing Town
Bandar Mersing
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiمرسيڠ
 • Chinese丰盛港 (Simplified)
豐盛港 (Traditional)
Fēngshènggǎng (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilமெர்சிங்
Merciṅ (Transliteration)
Mersing town centre
Mersing town centre
Flag of Mersing
Coat of arms of Mersing
Mersing is located in Johor
Mersing
Mersing
Mersing in Johor
Mersing is located in Peninsular Malaysia
Mersing
Mersing
Mersing (Peninsular Malaysia)
Mersing is located in Malaysia
Mersing
Mersing
Mersing (Malaysia)
Coordinates: 2°26′N 103°50′E / 2.433°N 103.833°E / 2.433; 103.833
Country Malaysia
State Johor
DistrictMersing
Government
 • TypeLocal government
 • BodyMersing District Council
 • PresidentMohd Norman Noh
Area
 • Total761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total70,894
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postcode
86800
Vehicle registrationJ
Websitewww.mdmersing.gov.my
Mersing District Council

Majlis Daerah Mersing
Type
Type
History
Founded26 May 1977
Leadership
President
Mohd Norman Noh
District Secretary
Mohd Amin Kadiman
Motto
Perkhidmatan Untuk Rakyat (Service for the People)
Meeting place
No. 1 Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail, 86800 Mersing, Johor Darul Takzim
Website
www.mdmersing.gov.my

Mersing (Terengganu Malay: Merecing or Ngesing) is a town, mukim and the capital of Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. The town is located at the southern end of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 70,894.[1]

Mersing town is particularly significant for a number of reasons: it is one of only two major towns in the eastern half of Johor state (the other being Kota Tinggi); it lies on the main trunk road that connects southern as well as eastern Johor with the east coast of Pahang state including Pahang's capital Kuantan (part of Federal Route; and it is the main departure point for ferries to the nearby offshore islands such as Pulau Rawa of Sultan Iskandar Marine Park (Malay: Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar) and also Tioman Island, Pahang.

Mersing Harbour Centre, opened by Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar in 2017.[2]
South China Sea coast in the vicinity of Mersing
  1. ^ Helders, Stefan. "Johor (State, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  2. ^ Said, Halim (10 September 2017). "Sultan of Johor launches Mersing Harbour Centre". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 23 May 2024.