Pazarcık
Pazarcık | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Pazarcık District in Kahramanmaraş Province | |
| 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 |
Pazarcık (Kurdish: Bazarcix/Markaz) is a municipality and district of Kahramanmaraş Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,253 km2, and its population is 70,173 (2022). It is in the southeastern part of the province. The cement plant is a major source of greenhouse gas. The town includes Abdals of the Kara Hüseyinler tribe.
On 6 February 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Pazarcik.