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Pazarcık
Pazarcık
District and municipality
	Map showing Pazarcık District in Kahramanmaraş Province
	Pazarcık Location in Turkey
	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)	70,173
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	46700
Area code	0344
Website	www.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 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]

Composition

There are 84 neighbourhoods in Pazarcık District:^[7]

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

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Emissions Map". Climate TRACE. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 231.
^ "Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000". Deutsche Welle. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.