Pazarcık
District and municipality
Map showing Pazarcık District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Map showing Pazarcık District in Kahramanmaraş Province
Pazarcık is located in Turkey
Pazarcık
Pazarcık
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 37°29′22″N 37°17′48″E / 37.48944°N 37.29667°E / 37.48944; 37.29667
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • Mayorİbrahim Yılmazcan (AKP)
Area
1,253 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
70,173
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
46700
Area code0344
Websitewww.pazarcik.bel.tr

Pazarcık (Kurdish: Bazarcix) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,253 km2,[3] and its population is 70,173 (2022).[1] It is in the southeastern part of the province. The mayor İbrahim Yılmazcan from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected in the local elections 2019.[4] Kaymakam of the district is Muhammed Kaya, appointed in 2023.[5] The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[6] The town includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.[7] The town has a majority population of Alevi Kurds.[8]

On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik.[9]

Composition

There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District:[10]

Notable natives

References

  1. 1 2 "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "31 Mart 2019 Pazarcık Yerel Seçim Sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kaymakam". Pazarcık Kaymakamlığı. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ↑ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 231.
  8. ↑ "Pazarcık'ın Kürd Köyleri". https://alevinet12.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000". Deutsche Welle. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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