Mersing

Mersing 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 ; 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 and also Tioman Island, Pahang.
Image:Mersing - [Harbour Centre - May 2024.jpg|thumb|Mersing Harbour Centre, opened by Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar in 2017.]
Image:Beach near Mersing.jpg|thumb|South China Sea coast in the vicinity of Mersing

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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

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Public Health and Municipal Services '
Valuation and Property Management '
Developmental Planning and Landscape '
Engineering '
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Units

Internal Audit '
Law '
One Stop Centre
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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:

Zone	Councillor	Political affiliation
Jemaluang Kiri	Ng See Sian	MCA
Jemaluang Kanan	Ngiau Wei Chen	MCA
Taman Sri Pantai	Rina Farhana Abdullah	UMNO
Taman Wawasan 1	Mohd Haidil Yusof	UMNO
Taman Wawasan 2	Nor Janah Jamaian	UMNO
Taman Sri Mersing	Abdul Razak Abd Majid	UMNO
Taman Sri Nakhoda	Md Hodari Abu Rahim	UMNO
Mersing Kechil	Krishnan Balasebaramaniam	MIC
Taman Mersing	Ayathura Arumugam	MIC
Taman Sri Daik	Mahmood Dolmat	UMNO
Bandar	Wong Kam Nam	MCA
Mersing Kanan	Mohd Rasul Kushairi Mohd Mustapha	UMNO
Taman Pantai Timur	Jamaliah Muhamed	UMNO
Taman Air Merah	Rufiah Shawal	UMNO
Sri Lalang	Mohd Salleh A Rahman	UMNO
Taman Intan	Azhar Zainal Abidin	UMNO
Pulau	Sheikh Zulkifli Sheikh Abdul Rahim	UMNO
Endau	Eric Ng Khye Loon	MCA
Rumah Murah	Mohd Sofian Hussain	UMNO
Jalan Merlimau	Chew Yuh Ling	MCA
Desa Sri Endau	Kan Pei Ying	MCA
Taman Markisa	Tan Teck Kin	MCA
Taman Fajar	Goh Guo Yong	MCA
Taman Haji Ariffin	Azmi Mahmood	UMNO

Culture

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

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.