Sutaşı

Sutaşı

(Sabunlu Mutayran)
Town
Sutaşı
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 36°05′N 36°01′E
Country Turkey
ProvinceHatay Province
DistrictSamandağ
Elevation
20 m (65 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total5,935
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
31855
Area code(s)0326
Licence plate31

Sutaşı is a town in Hatay Province, Turkey.

Geography

Sutaşı is a town in the Samandağ district of Hatay Province. It 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. At 36°05′N 36°01′E it almost merges with Samandağ to the west. Its distance to Antakya (the capital city of the province) is 24 kilometres (15 mi). The population of the town is 5935[1] as of 2012.

History

The settlement was annexed by the Ottoman sultan Selim I in 1517 and was lost to France at the end of the 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. Also some people are involved in sericulture.[2]

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References
  1. "Turkstat". Turkish Statistical Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-01-29. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. Department of Education in Samandağ (in Turkish)
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