Avsuyu

Neighbourhood in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey

36°12′N 36°19′E / 36.200°N 36.317°E / 36.200; 36.317CountryTurkeyProvinceHatayDistrictAntakyaElevation

170 m (560 ft)Population

(2022)

5,124Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

31060

Avsuyu is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 5,124 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4] It is situated on the north coast of Yarseli Dam reservoir. It is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north east of Antakya. Main crops of the town are olive, pepper, tobacco and cotton. There is an oil press in the town.^[5]

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Law No. 6360". Official Gazette (in Turkish). 6 December 2012.
^ "Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units" (DOC). Official Gazette (in Turkish). 12 September 2010.
^ Mayor's page (in Turkish) Archived April 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine