Mersing

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nameMersing
native_nameMerecing/Ngesing (Terengganu Malay)
settlement_typeTown and district capital
official_nameMersing Town
Bandar Mersing
image_shieldThe_Seal_of_Mersing_Municipal_Council.png
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borderinfobox
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image_styleborder:1;
caption_aligncenter
perrow2/2
image1Jambatan Mersing.jpg
caption1Mersing Bridge
image2Mersing - Harbour Centre - May 2024.jpg
caption2Mersing Harbour Centre
image3Mersing - Dataran Monumen Mersing - May 2024.jpg
caption3Mersing monument
image4Mersing Town Mosque.JPG
caption4Mersing Town Mosque
coordinates
pushpin_mapMalaysia Johor#Malaysia West#Malaysia
map_captionMersing in Johor
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMalaysia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Johor
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Mersing
mottoPerkhidmatan Untuk Rakyat
"Service For The People"
(motto of Mersing District Council)
leader_titlePresident
leader_nameAbdul Karim Bakar
(since 16 October 2025)
government_typeLocal government
governing_bodyMersing District Council
area_total_km2761.47
population_as_of2010
population_total70,894
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postal_code_typePostcode
postal_code86800
area_code_typeCalling code
registration_plateJ
website
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  • UMNO (14)
  • MCA (8)
  • MIC (2) | term_length = 1 April 2024–31 December 2025 | leader1_type = President | leader1 = Abdul Karim Bakar (since 16 October 2025) | leader2_type = Secretary | leader2 = Muhammad Lufti Abas | meeting_place = No. 1 Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail, 86800 Mersing, Johor Darul Takzim | website = | footnotes = | motto = Perkhidmatan Untuk Rakyat (Service for the People)

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 estimated population of 70,894.

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 Rawa Island of Sultan Iskandar Marine Park (Malay: Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar) and also Tioman Island, Pahang. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Mersing_-Harbour_Centre-_May_2024.jpg" caption="access-date=23 May 2024}}"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Beach_near_Mersing.jpg" caption="[[South China Sea]] coast in the vicinity of Mersing"] ::

Government and politics

Mersing District Council () is the local authority of the whole Mersing District including Mersing town. It was formed on 26 May 1977 through the merger of the Mersing Town Council () and the local councils () of Jemaluang, Endau, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Pengkalan Batu, Kampung Sri Pantai and Mersing Kecil.

Departments

  • Management Services (Khidmat Pengurusan)
  • Finance (Kewangan)
  • Public Health and Municipal Services (Kesihatan Awam dan Perkhidmatan Perbandaran)
  • Valuation and Property Management (Penilaian dan Pengurusan Harta)
  • Developmental Planning and Landscape (Perancang Pembangunan dan Landskap)
  • Engineering (Kejuruteraan)
  • Licensing and Enforcement (Pelesenan dan Penguatkuasaan)

Units

  • Internal Audit (Audit Dalam)
  • Law (Undang-undang)
  • One Stop Centre (Pusat Sehenti)
  • Public Relations (Perhubungan Awam)

Administrative areas (zones)

As of 2025, Mersing town is divided into 24 zones represented by 24 councillors to act as mediators between residents and the district council. The councillors for the 1 April 2024 to 31 December 2025 session are as below:

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ZoneCouncillorPolitical affiliation
Jemaluang KiriNg See SianMCA
Jemaluang KananNgiau Wei ChenMCA
Taman Sri PantaiRina Farhana AbdullahUMNO
Taman Wawasan 1Mohd Haidil YusofUMNO
Taman Wawasan 2Nor Janah JamaianUMNO
Taman Sri MersingAbdul Razak Abd MajidUMNO
Taman Sri NakhodaMd Hodari Abu RahimUMNO
Mersing KechilKrishnan BalasebaramaniamMIC
Taman MersingAyathura ArumugamMIC
Taman Sri DaikMahmood DolmatUMNO
BandarWong Kam NamMCA
Mersing KananMohd Rasul Kushairi Mohd MustaphaUMNO
Taman Pantai TimurJamaliah MuhamedUMNO
Taman Air MerahRufiah ShawalUMNO
Sri LalangMohd Salleh A RahmanUMNO
Taman IntanAzhar Zainal AbidinUMNO
PulauSheikh Zulkifli Sheikh Abdul RahimUMNO
EndauEric Ng Khye LoonMCA
Rumah MurahMohd Sofian HussainUMNO
Jalan MerlimauChew Yuh LingMCA
Desa Sri EndauKan Pei YingMCA
Taman MarkisaTan Teck KinMCA
Taman FajarGoh Guo YongMCA
Taman Haji AriffinAzmi MahmoodUMNO
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Climate

Culture

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Masjid_Bandar_Mosque_Mersing_Malaya.jpg" caption="Masjid Bandar mosque" alt="A building with a dome and turret"] ::

The Malays of Mersing are unique compared to the rest of Johor is that many of them are of Terengganu ancestry, this are proven by the Keropok Lekor industries which is popular in the town and many still speak Terengganu Malay along with the Johor dialect of Malay.

The Chinese community in Mersing mainly belongs to the Cantonese dialect group and speak Cantonese, however, many locals, especially business owners have no issue conversing in Mandarin.

Transportation

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Mersing_-bus_terminal_front_entrance-_May_2024.jpg" caption="Mersing Bus & Taxi Terminal"] ::

Car

Being located along Federal Route 3, Mersing is relatively accessible for a town its size. Northward this highway goes to Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu and Kota Bharu before terminating at Rantau Panjang at the border with Thailand. Southwards highway 3 goes to Jemaluang and Kota Tinggi and terminates at Johor Bahru, the state capital. Jalan Felda Nitar connects Felda Nitar, Kluang, Ayer Hitam and Batu Pahat, also connects to North–South Expressway Southern Route via Ayer Hitam Interchange to Kuala Lumpur.

Bus

Mersing Bus and Taxi Terminal () on Jalan Tepian Sungai is served by various companies including Transnasional and Causeway Link. Long-distance services are offered to most major cities in peninsular Malaysia such as Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Malacca, as well as local buses to towns and cities around Johor state.

Water

Mersing port in the mouth of Mersing River is also the main port for ferries to Tioman Island and the more than 40 other islands in the Seribuat Archipelago.

References

References

  1. "President Profile".
  2. "Directory".
  3. Helders, Stefan. "Johor (State, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". World Gazetteer.
  4. Said, Halim. (10 September 2017). "Sultan of Johor launches Mersing Harbour Centre". [[New Straits Times]].
  5. "Background".
  6. "Councillor list".
  7. (2021-08-04). "Mersing".
  8. "Bas - Express Bus Schedule". Majlis Daerah Mersing.

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