Mersing District

Mersing District is one of the 10 districts district in Johor, Malaysia. Its seat is located at Mersing Town.

Mersing District
District of Johor
Daerah Mersing
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Location of Mersing District in Johor
Mersing District Location of Mersing District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°20′N 103°40′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
Seat	Mersing
Local area government(s)	Mersing District Council
Government
• District officer	Asman Shah bin Abd Rahman
Area [1]
• Total	2,838.47 km2 (1,095.94 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	78,195
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	86xxx
Calling code	+6-07
Vehicle registration plates	J

Etymology

The "Mersing" name is derived from the Chinese "Mau Sheng Port" (茂盛港) since 1880 and further simplify to Mersing. Mersing's Chinese name was renamed to "Feng Sheng Port" (丰盛港), with the meaning of good harvest. There are also said that Mersing's name is derived from Sikh traders who named Amir Singh and Men Singh.^[3]

Geology

Beside the mainland area, the district also consists of 36 islands.^[4]

Geography

With an area of 2,838 km², Mersing District is the third largest district in Johor, which covers 14.6% area of the state.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	63,643	—
2000	67,605	+6.2%
2010	69,028	+2.1%
2020	78,195	+13.3%
Source: [5]

In 2000, the annual population growth of the district was 1.21%.^[6]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Mersing district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Parliament	Seat Name	Member of Parliament	Party
P154	Mersing	Muhammad Islahuddin Abas	PN (BERSATU)

List of Mersing district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.

Parliament	State	Seat Name	State Assemblyman	Party
P154	N32	Endau	Alwiyah Talib	PN (BERSATU)
P154	N33	Tenggaroh	Raven Kumar Krishnasamy	BN (MIC)

Administrative divisions

Map of Mukims of Mersing District.

Mersing District is divided into 14 mukims:^[1]

• Jemaluang
• Lenggor^[7]
• Mersing
• Padang Endau
• Penyabong
• Aur Islands
• Babi Islands
• Pemanggil Island
• Sibu Islands
• Tinggi Islands
• Sembrong
• Tenggaroh
• Tenglu
• Triang

And 4 big towns (bandar):

• Jemaluang
• Mersing
• Mersing Kanan
• Padang Endau

Economy

The main economy activities in the district are ecotourism, fishery, marine activities, agriculture and light manufacturing.^[8]

Tourist attractions

• Aur Island
• Besar Island
• Harimau Island
• Mount Arong Recreational Forest
• Pemanggil Island
• Rawa Island
• Sibu Island
• Endau-Rompin National Park

Transportation

• Mersing Airport

See also

• Districts of Malaysia