Mersing's Chinese name was renamed to "Feng Sheng Port" (丰盛港), with the meaning of good harvest.

[3] Beside the mainland area, the district also consists of 36 islands.

[6] List of Mersing district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

List of Mersing district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly.

Mersing District is divided into 14 mukims:[1] And 4 big towns (bandar): The main economy activities in the district are ecotourism, fishery, marine activities, agriculture and light manufacturing.