Payas is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 157 km, and its population is 43,919. The district Payas was created …Payas is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 157 km, and its population is 43,919. The district Payas was created in 2013 from part of the district of Dörtyol. Payas is a Mediterranean coastal town. Distance to Dörtyol at the north is 12 kilometres, to İskenderun at the south is 20 kilometres and to Antakya is 84 kilometres.