Mersing ( Terengganu Malay: ''Merecing'' or ''Ngesing'') is a town, mukim and the capital of Mersing District,

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. Johor shares maritime ...

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. 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

state (the other being

Kota Tinggi Kota Tinggi is a town and capital of Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia. Kota Tinggi is also the name of the district, Kota Tinggi District, where the town is situated. Kuala Sedili or Tanjung Sedili, a small fishing town located 37 km n ...

), it lies on the main trunk road that connects southern as well as eastern Johor with the east coast of

Pahang Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...

state including Pahang's capital

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(part of Federal Route, and it is the main departure point for ferries to the nearby offshore islands such as

Pulau Rawa Rawa Island ( ms, Pulau Rawa) is a coral island in Mersing District, Johor, Malaysia. Nearby islands include Harimau and Mensirip. "Rawa" is the local term for white doves, which are abundant in the island. Rawa is a relatively small island ...

of Sultan Iskandar Marine Park ( Malay: ''Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar'') and also

Tioman Island Tioman Island ( ms, Pulau Tioman) is a mukim and an island in Rompin District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is located off the east coast of the state, and is some long and wide. It has seven villages, the largest and most populous being Kampung ...

Government and politics

Mersing District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Mersing) 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 ( ms, Majlis Bandaran Mersing) and the local councils ( ms, Majlis Tempatan) of Jemaluang, Kampung Hubong, Kampung Pengkalan Batu, Kampung Sri Pantai and Mersing Kecil. Map of Mersing District, Johor

Climate

Culture

The Malays of Mersing are unique compared to the rest of Johor is that many of them are of

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith" ...

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 Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

dialect group and speak

, however, many locals, especially business owners have no issue conversing in Mandarin.

Transportation

Car

Being located along

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, Mersing is relatively accessible for a town its size. Northward this highway goes to

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and

Kota Bharu Kota Bharu, colloquially referred to as KB, is a town in Malaysia that serves as the state capital and royal seat of Kelantan. It is situated in the northeastern part of Peninsular Malaysia and lies near the mouth of the Kelantan River. The ...

before terminating at

Rantau Panjang Rantau Panjang ( Jawi: رنتاو ڤنجڠ) ( Thai: รันเตาปันจัง) is a daerah (subdistrict/commune) and also a parliamentary constituency in Pasir Mas District, Kelantan, Malaysia. Geography Rantau Panjang is located nea ...

at the border with

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. Southwards highway 3 goes to Jemaluang and

and terminates at Johor Bahru, the state capital. Jalan Felda Nitar connects Felda Nitar,

Kluang Kluang ( Jawi: كلواڠ), formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 min ...

, Ayer Hitam and Batu Pahat, also connects to

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via Ayer Hitam Interchange to

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Water

Mersing port in the mouth of

Mersing River The Mersing River ( ms, Sungai Mersing) is a river in the state of Johor, Malaysia. It flows from south to north with a catchment of 270 km². The River mouth is in Mersing and goes to the South China Sea The South China Sea is a m ...

is also the main port for ferries to

and the more than 40 other islands in the Seribuat Archipelago.

References

External links

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