Sutaşı

Neighbourhood in Samandağ, Hatay, Turkey

Sutaşı Sabunlu Mutayran
Neighbourhood
36°05′N 36°01′E / 36.083°N 36.017°E / 36.083; 36.017
Country	Turkey
Province	Hatay
District	Samandağ
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2022)	6,402
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	31800
Area code	0326

Sutaşı is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Samandağ, Hatay Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 6,402 (2022).^[2] Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).^[3]^[4]

Geography

Sutaşı is situated along the Asi River (known as Orontes in antiquity). It is subject to frequent floods and in 1977 it was renamed as Sutaşı ("water stone") referring to floods. It almost merges with Samandağ to the west. Its distance to Antakya (the capital city of the province) is 24 kilometres (15 mi).

History

The settlement was annexed by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 and was lost to France at the end of World War I in 1918. In 1938, together with the rest of Hatay Republic, it was returned to Turkey. In 1955 it was declared a seat of township.

Economy

The main economic activities in the town are greenhouse and citrus agriculture as well as cattle breeding. Some people are also involved in sericulture.^[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.
^ Department of Education in Samandağ (in Turkish)