Mersing

Mersing مرسيڠ
Town and district capital
Mersing town centre
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 2°26′N 103°50′E / 2.433°N 103.833°E / 2.433; 103.833
Country	Malaysia
State	Johor
District	Mersing
Government
• Type	Local government
• Body	Mersing District Council
• President	Mohd Norman Noh
Area
• Total	761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	70,894
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Postcode	86800
Vehicle registration	J
Website	www.mdmersing.gov.my

Mersing District Council Majlis Daerah Mersing
Type
Type	Local authority
History
Founded	26 May 1977
Leadership
President	Mohd Norman Noh
District Secretary	Mohd Amin Kadiman
Motto
Perkhidmatan Untuk Rakyat (Service for the People)
Meeting place
No. 1 Jalan Tun Dr. Ismail, 86800 Mersing, Johor Darul Takzim
Website
www.mdmersing.gov.my

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.^[1]

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 Pulau Rawa of Sultan Iskandar Marine Park (Malay: Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar) and also Tioman Island, Pahang.