Pazarcık

Pazarcık is a town in the southern part of Kahramanmaraş Province in Turkey. The mayor Hayrettin Güngör from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was elected in the local elections 2019.[1] Kaymakam is Adil Nas.[2] The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[3] The town includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.[4]

For the village, see Pazarcık, Gümüşova.
For the Bulgarian city, see Pazardzhik.
Pazarcık
District
Pazarcık is located in Turkey
Pazarcık
Pazarcık
Coordinates: 37.486°N 37.297°E / 37.486; 37.297
Country Turkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • MayorHayrettin Güngör (AKP)
 • KaymakamAdil Nas
Population
 (2008)
 • Total28,582

On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik.[5]

Notable natives

References
  1. Şafak, Yeni (2019-06-12). "Kahramanmaraş Seçim Sonuçları – 31 Mart 2019 Kahramanmaraş Yerel Seçim sonuçları". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  2. "T.C. Pazarcık Kaymakamlığı". www.pazarcik.gov.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  3. "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 231.
  5. "Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000". Deutsche Welle. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pazarcık.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.