Mersing
Town and district capital in Johor, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mersing (Terengganu Malay: Merecing or Ngesing) is a town, mukim and the capital of Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia.
Mersing مرسيڠ | |
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Town and district capital | |
Coordinates: 2°26′N 103°50′E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Johor |
District | Mersing |
Government | |
• Type | Local government |
• Body | Mersing District Council |
• President | Mohd Norman Noh |
Area | |
• Total | 761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi) |
Postcode | 86800 |
Calling code | +6-07 |
Vehicle registration | J |
Website | www |
Mersing District Council Majlis Daerah Mersing | |
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History | |
Founded | 26 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 |
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.