Pazarcık | |
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District and
municipality | |
Coordinates: 37°29′22″N 37°17′48″E / 37.48944°N 37.29667°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Kahramanmaraş |
Government | |
• Mayor | Haydar İkizer ( CHP) |
Area | 1,253 km2 (484 sq mi) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 70,173 |
• Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 46700 |
Area code | 0344 |
Website |
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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]
On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik. [6]
There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District: [7]