Hassa, Hatay Explained

Type:metro district
Hassa
Coordinates:36.7994°N 36.5178°W
Province:Hatay
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Selahatin Çolak
Area Total Km2:520
Elevation M:430
Population Total:56675
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:31700
Area Code:0326

Hassa is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 520 km2,[2] and its population is 56,675 (2022).[3] It is on the eastern side of the Nur (Amanos) Mountains, looking towards the city of Gaziantep. It is on the Antakya-Malatya road. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Hassa was part of the Adana Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Hassa was a district in Cebel-i Bereket Province from 1923 to 1933 and then a part of Gaziantep Province until 1939.

Hassa is an olive-growing district. The trees were first brought there by Ottoman governor Derviş Paşa in the late 19th century. Hassa was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.[4] The same year it recorded the hottest temparature so far in Turkey as of 2023 at 50C[5]

Composition

There are 39 neighbourhoods in Hassa District:[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. Web site: Hatay’da ağır yıkımın bilançosu.... The result of the heavy destruction in Hatay.... Iskenderun.org. 2023-04-08. tr.
  5. Web site: 2023-08-15 . Turkey sets new national temperature record, soaring to 50 degrees celsius . 2023-11-30 . .
  6. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle