Mersing District is one of the 10 districts district in Johor, Malaysia. Its seat is located at Mersing 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 km2, 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%.Handbook johor.gov.my
Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats List of Mersing district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)
Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP154 Mersing Muhammad Islahuddin Abas PN (BERSATU)
List of Mersing district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.
Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP154N32 Endau Alwiyah Talib BN (UMNO)P154N33 Tenggaroh Mohd Youzaimi Yusof BN (UMNO)
Administrative divisions
Mersing District is divided into 14 mukims: Jemaluang Lenggor 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.
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
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