Mersing District is one of the 10 districts
district
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in
Johor
Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
, Malaysia. Its seat is located at
Mersing
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 estimat ...
Town.
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.
Geology
Beside the mainland area, the district also consists of 36 islands.
Geography
With an area of 2,838 km
2, Mersing District is the third largest district in Johor, which covers 14.6% area of the state.
Demographics
In 2000, the annual population growth of the district was 1.21%.
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats
List of Mersing district representatives in the Federal Parliament (
Dewan Rakyat
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)
List of Mersing district representatives in the
State Legislative Assembly.
Administrative divisions
Mersing District is divided into 14
mukim
A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ...
s:
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Jemaluang
* Lenggor
*
Mersing
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 estimat ...
*
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
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, fishery, marine activities, agriculture and light manufacturing.
Tourist attractions
*
Aur Island
*
Besar Island
*
Harimau Island
*
Mount Arong Recreational Forest
*
Pemanggil Island
*
Rawa Island
*
Sibu Island
*
Endau-Rompin National Park
Transportation
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Mersing Airport
See also
*
Districts of Malaysia
Districts (; ''Jajahan'' in Kelantan) are a type of subdivision below the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state level in Malaysia. An administrative district is administered by a lands and district office () which is headed by distr ...
References
{{Districts of Malaysia