Mersing
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 | |
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Coat of arms | |
| 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.
Mersing town, is particularly significant for a number of reasons: it is one of only two major towns situated 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.
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