Payas

Payas
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Caravanserai
Map showing Payas District in Hatay Province
Map showing Payas District in Hatay Province
Payas is located in Turkey
Payas
Payas
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°45′N 36°13′E / 36.750°N 36.217°E / 36.750; 36.217
CountryTurkey
ProvinceHatay
Government
 • MayorBekir Altan (AKP)
Area
157 km2 (61 sq mi)
Elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
43,919
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0326
Websitewww.payas.bel.tr

Payas (Arabic: بياس, romanizedByās; Ancient Greek: Παίας, romanizedPaías; Western Armenian: Բայաս, romanized: Payas) is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 157 km2,[3] and its population is 43,919 (2022).[1] The district Payas was created in 2013 from part of the district of Dörtyol.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "İl İdaresi ve Mülki Bölümler Şube Müdürlüğü İstatistikleri - İl ve İlçe Kuruluş Tarihleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 39. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

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