Mersing
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Mersing is a town in Mersing District
Mersing District
Mersing District is a district in Johor State in Malaysia....

 in the northeast corner of the state of Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

, Malaysia.

Mersing town (estimated population in 2009: 21,670) is a lively tourist town visited by Malaysians and foreign tourists.

Mersing town is particularly significant for a number of reasons: it is one of only two major towns situated in the eastern half of Johor
Johor
Johor is a Malaysian state, located in the southern portion of Peninsular Malaysia. It is one of the most developed states in Malaysia. The state capital city and royal city of Johor is Johor Bahru, formerly known as Tanjung Puteri...

 state (the other being Kota Tinggi
Kota Tinggi
Kota Tinggi is a town in the state of Johor of Malaysia, located around 42 kilometers north-east of Johor Bahru, on the road to Mersing. Hometown of Azizul Hanipah. Kota Tinggi can also be reached by ferry from Changi terminal in Singapore where tourists need to pass through the immigration check...

), it lies on the main trunk road that connects southern as well as eastern Johor with the east coast of Pahang
Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...

 state including Pahang's capital Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...

 (part of Federal Route 3
Malaysia Federal Route 3
Federal Route 3 is a main federal road on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. The roads connects Rantau Panjang in Kelantan until Johor Bahru in Johor...

), and it is the main departure point for ferries to the nearby offshore islands such as Pulau Tioman.

Geographic Location

Mersing is 136 Kilometres north east of the state capital Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru
Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland...

.

Mersing port in the mouth of Mersing River
Mersing River
Mersing River is a river in Johor state Malaysia. It flows from south to north with a chatchment of 270 km² . The River mouth is in Mersing and goes to the South China Sea....

 is also the main port for ferries to Pulau Tioman and the more than 40 other islands in the Seribuat Archipelago. It is easily accessible from the Republic of Singapore, the Johor state capital of Johor Bahru, the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and the major northern Malaysian town of Kuantan by car, bus, taxi or coaches.

Entertainment

Although a small town, Mersing is very well serviced by a wide range of restaurants, cafes and traditional coffee shops. There are also many modern supermarkets and traditional shops providing many services including internet services and western meals for foreign tourists. The main District Hospital is also located in Mersing town and there are also other many private medical clinics if medical services are required. Most Malaysian banks also have branches in Mersing town. Near to the ferry jetty in Mersing town is a public park with playground facilities for children and restaurants.

To explore Mersing truly, it is recommended that tourists have a car or other transport. There is relatively light traffic in the area and a bicycle would be an excellent mode of travel.

Attractions

From Mersing, tourists can visit many nearby beaches. Beaches in the Mersing area rival beaches on the islands nearby. These are easily accessible from Mersing town. Other interesting places to visit near to Mersing town are Endau
Endau
Endau is a small town in Malaysia. It lies on the northern tip of east Johor and the southern tip of Pahang. It is famous as one of the largest fishing ports on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.Located north of Mersing...

 town, a major off-shore fishing port in Johor (about 33 km from Mersing town) and Penyabung, a very quiet fishing village located in a beautiful cove by the sea (about 20 km from Mersing town). Another attraction is the Endau Rompin National Park in the north.

There are numerous hotels at reasonable prices catering to the many Malaysian and foreign tourists who visit the Mersing town throughout the year.

The Chinese community in Mersing mainly belongs to the Cantonese
Cantonese people
The Cantonese people are Han people whose ancestral homes are in Guangdong, China. The term "Cantonese people" would then be synonymous with the Bun Dei sub-ethnic group, and is sometimes known as Gwong Fu Jan for this narrower definition...

dialect group and speak Cantonese.

Administration

Mersing is administered by Majlis Daerah Mersing or the Mersing District Council. Mersing's postcode is 86800.

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