Payas

Payas (; ; ) is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 157 km2, and its population is 43,919 (2022). The district Payas was created in 2013 from part of the district of Dörtyol.

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Place details

Locality: Payas
Region: Hatay
Country: Türkiye
Population: 0
Timezone: Europe/Istanbul

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Key facts

Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Payas
Turkey place.image_skyline: Sokollu Mehmet Pasha caravanserai.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Caravanserai
Turkey place.image_map: Hatay location Payas.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Payas District in Hatay Province
Turkey place.province: Hatay
Turkey place.leader_party: AKP
Turkey place.leader_name: Bekir Altan
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 157
Turkey place.elevation_m: 36
Turkey place.population_total: 43919
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.area_code: 0326

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Wikidata facts

Population: 41409
Elevation: 36
Image: Sokollu Mehmet Pasha caravanserai.jpg
Dialing code: 0326

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postal code: 31720
urban population: 43495
Commons category: Payas
P12749: 1710
name in kana: パヤス

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Geography
History
Composition
Demographics
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==Geography== Payas is a Mediterranean coastal town. Distance to Dörtyol at the north is , to İskenderun at the south is and to Antakya (the province center) is .