Mersing District

The Mersing District is a district in Johor, Malaysia. The district capital is Mersing Town.

Mersing District
District of Malaysia
Daerah Mersing
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiمرسيڠ‎
 • Chinese丰盛港县
 • Tamilமெர்சிங்
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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
SeatMersing
Local area government(s)Mersing District Council
Government
 • District officerAsman Shah bin Abd Rahman
Area
 • Total2,838.47 km2 (1,095.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total64,094
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
86xxx
Calling code+6-07
Vehicle registration platesJ
Mersing District Council

Name

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.[5] As of 2001, the district has a total residence of 69,947 people.[5]

Administrative divisions

Mersing District is divided into 10 mukims, which are:[1]

Demographics

In 2000, the annual population growth of the district was 1.21%.[7]

Economy

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

Tourist attractions

Transportation

See also
  • Districts of Malaysia

References
  1. "Pejabat Tanah Mersing". ptj.johor.gov.my.
  2. "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. "【柔佛10县名字由来】柔佛子民随堂考：10县名字由来，知道一半以上算你牛". JOHOR NOW 就在柔佛. 24 May 2017.
  4. "Kedudukan Geografi". Portal Rasmi Majlis Daerah Mersing (in Malay). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. "Kedudukan Geografi". 22 December 2015.
  6. "GeoJohor". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. http://jpbd.johor.gov.my/images/jpbd_DokumenTerbitan/Handbook.pdf
  8. "Muafakat ke Arah #Johor Berkemajuan" (PDF). Muafakat Johor (in Malay). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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