Tomruksuyu Explained

Type:neighbourhood
Province:Hatay
District:Samandağ
Tomruksuyu
Population Total:3722
Population As Of:2022
Coordinates:36.15°N 39°W
Elevation M:130
Postal Code:31800
Area Code:0326
Other Name:Karamanlı

Tomruksuyu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Samandağ, Hatay Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 3,722 (2022).[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).[3] [4] It is to the north of the highway connecting Samandağ to Antakya (the capital of the province). The distance to Samandağ is and to Antakya is .

The settlement was founded in 1807 during the Ottoman Empire era, after an earthquake. Between 1918 and 1938, like most other settlements in Liwa Iskenderun it was under French rule and a part of Syria. The original name was Karamanlı. But after 1960, it was renamed Tomruksuyu. In 1999 it was declared a seat of township.[5] Vegetables and olive are the two important crop of Tomruksuyu.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Web site: Law No. 6360. 6 December 2012 . Official Gazette. tr.
  4. Web site: Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units. 12 September 2010. Official Gazette. tr. DOC.
  5. Web site: Mayor's page . tr . 2012-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111022082631/http://www.tomruksuyubelediyesi.net/ . 2011-10-22 . dead .
  6. http://www.samandag.gov.tr/default_B0.aspx?content=1064 Samandağ governor's page