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.
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mersing, district, districts, district, johor, malaysia, seat, located, mersing, town, district, malaysiadaerah, mersingother, transcription, jawiمرسيڠ, chinese丰盛港县, tamilம, flaglocation, johorlocation, malaysiacoordinates, coordinates, 667country, malaysiasta. Mersing District is one of the 10 districts district in Johor Malaysia Its seat is located at Mersing Town Mersing DistrictDistrict of MalaysiaDaerah MersingOther transcription s Jawiمرسيڠ Chinese丰盛港县 Tamilம ர ச ங FlagLocation of Mersing District in JohorMersing DistrictLocation of Mersing District in MalaysiaCoordinates 2 20 N 103 40 E 2 333 N 103 667 E 2 333 103 667 Coordinates 2 20 N 103 40 E 2 333 N 103 667 E 2 333 103 667Country MalaysiaState JohorSeatMersingLocal area government s Mersing District CouncilGovernment District officerAsman Shah bin Abd RahmanArea 1 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 Postcode86xxxCalling code 6 07Vehicle registration platesJ Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geology 3 Geography 4 Demographics 5 Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats 6 Administrative divisions 7 Economy 8 Tourist attractions 9 Transportation 10 See also 11 ReferencesEtymology EditThe 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 EditBeside the mainland area the district also consists of 36 islands 4 Geography EditWith an area of 2 838 km2 Mersing District is the third largest district in Johor which covers 14 6 area of the state Demographics EditHistorical populationYearPop 199163 643 200067 605 6 2 201069 028 2 1 202078 195 13 3 Source 5 In 2000 the annual population growth of the district was 1 21 6 Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats EditList of Mersing district representatives in the Federal Parliament Dewan Rakyat Parliament Seat Name Member of Parliament PartyP154 Mersing Abdul Latiff Ahmad Perikatan Nasional PPBM List of Mersing district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly Parliament State Seat Name State Assemblyman PartyP154 N32 Endau Alwiyah Talib Perikatan Nasional PPBM P154 N33 Tenggaroh Raven Kumar Krishnasamy Barisan Nasional MIC Administrative divisions Edit Map of Mukims of Mersing District Mersing District is divided into 10 mukims which are 1 Jemaluang Lenggor 7 Mersing Town Padang Endau Penyabong Offshore islands Aur Island Dayang Island Rawa Island Tengah Island Pemanggil Island Sibu Island Sembrong Tenggaroh Tenglu TriangEconomy EditThe main economy activities in the district are ecotourism fishery marine activities agriculture and light manufacturing 8 Tourist attractions EditAur Island Besar Island Harimau Island Mount Arong Recreational Forest Pemanggil Island Rawa Island Sibu Island Endau Rompin National ParkTransportation EditMersing AirportSee also EditDistricts of MalaysiaReferences Edit a b Pejabat Tanah Mersing ptj johor gov my 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 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 Kedudukan Geografi Portal Rasmi Majlis Daerah Mersing in Malay Retrieved 23 January 2018 Key Findings Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 in Malay and English Department of Statistics Malaysia http jpbd johor gov my images jpbd DokumenTerbitan Handbook pdf bare URL PDF GeoJohor Retrieved 27 October 2018 Muafakat ke Arah Johor Berkemajuan PDF Muafakat Johor in Malay Retrieved 17 March 2018 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mersing District Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mersing District amp oldid 1131453142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
