Yayladağı
Yayladağı | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Yayladağı District in Hatay Province | |
| Coordinates: 35°54′09″N 36°03′38″E / 35.90250°N 36.06056°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Hatay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mehmet Yalçın (AKP) |
Area | 445 km2 (172 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 36,803 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 31550 |
| Area code | 0326 |
| Website | www |
Yayladağı (pronounced [ˈjajɫaˈdaɯ]), formerly Ordu (Arabic: اوردو, romanized: ʾŪrdū; Western Armenian: Օրտու, romanized: Ōrdu), is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 445 km2, and its population is 36,803 (2022). It is on the border with Syria, 51 km (32 mi) south of the city of Antakya.
Yayladağı was heavily damaged by powerful earthquakes in February 2023 and subsequent aftershocks.