Payas (Hatay)

Payas
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Basic data
Province (il) :	Hatay
Coordinates :	36 ° 45 '  N , 36 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 36 ° 44 '38 "  N , 36 ° 13' 57"  E
Height :	95  m
Residents :	39,857 (2014)
Telephone code :	(+90) 326
Postal code :	31 xxx
License plate :	31
Structure and administration (as of 2015)
Mayor :	Bekir Altan ( AKP )
Website:	www.payas.bel.tr
Payas county
Residents :	39,857 (2014)
Kaymakam :	Hakan Kılınçkaya
Website (Kaymakam):	www.payas.gov.tr

Payas is a municipality in the Turkish province of Hatay, founded in 2012 . It emerged from a split of the Dörtyol district and has 39,857 inhabitants.

In Payas the remains of a complex of fortress, caravanserai, mosque and hammam can be seen.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Turkish Institute for Statistics ( Memento from July 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed July 19, 2015
2. ^ Official Journal of Turkey