Pazarcık

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 cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas.[4] The town includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.[5]

For the Bulgarian city, see Pazardzhik. For the village in Düzce Province, see Pazarcık, Gümüşova.
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
CountryTurkey
ProvinceKahramanmaraş
Government
 • MayorHaydar İkizer (CHP)
Area
1,253 km2 (484 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
70,173
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
46700
Area code0344
Websitewww.pazarcik.bel.tr

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

Composition

There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District:[7]

  • 15 Temmuz
  • Ahmet Bozdağ
  • Akçakoyunlu
  • Akçalar
  • Akdemir
  • Armutlu
  • Aşağımülk
  • Bağdınısağır
  • Beşçeşme
  • Bölükçam
  • Büyüknacar Fatih
  • Büyüknacar Kocadere
  • Büyüknacar Merkez
  • Çamlıca
  • Çamlıtepe
  • Cengiz Topel
  • Çiçek
  • Çiçekalanı
  • Çiğdemtepe
  • Cimikanlı
  • Çöçelli
  • Damlataş
  • Dedepaşa
  • Eğlen
  • Eğrice
  • Emiroğlu
  • Evri Pınarbaşı
  • Evri Taşbiçme
  • Fatih
  • Ganidağıketiler
  • Göçer
  • Göynük
  • Hanobası
  • Harmancık
  • Hasankoca
  • Hürriyet
  • İncirli
  • Kadıncık
  • Karaağaç
  • Karabıyıklı
  • Karaçay
  • Karagöl
  • Karahüyük
  • Keleş
  • Kizirli
  • Kızkapanlı
  • Kuzeykent
  • Mehmet Emin Arıkoğlu
  • Memiş Özdal
  • Memişkahya
  • Menderes
  • Mezraa
  • Musolar
  • Narlı Bahçelievler
  • Narlı Cumhuriyet
  • Narlı İsmetpaşa
  • Nefsidoğanlı
  • Ördekdede
  • Osmandede
  • Sadakalar
  • Şahintepe
  • Sakarkaya
  • Sallıuşağı
  • Salmanıpak
  • Salmanlı
  • Sarıerik
  • Sarıl
  • Şehit Nurettin Ademoğlu
  • Soku
  • Sultanlar
  • Taşdemir
  • Tetirlik
  • Tilkiler
  • Turunçlu
  • Ufacıklı
  • Ulubahçe
  • Yarbaşı
  • Yeşilkent
  • Yiğitler
  • Yolboyu
  • Yukarıhöcüklü
  • Yukarımülk
  • Yumaklıcerit Bağlar
  • Yumaklıcerit Cumhuriyet

Notable natives
  • Ferruh Bozbeyli (1927–2019), Turkish politician.
  • Hasan Yükselir (1955–), Turkish singer and composer.
  • Dilber Ay (1956–2019), Turkish singer.
  • KC Rebell (1988–), German rapper of Kurdish origin.
  • Ahmet Aksu (1887–1954), Turkish politician

References
  1. "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. "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  5. Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 231.
  6. "Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000". Deutsche Welle. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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