Karaagaç is a town in Iskenderun district of Hatay Province, Turkey. At 36°34'N 36°08'E it is very close both to Iskenderun and it is almost at the coast of Mediterranean Sea. Distance to Antakya (cemter of the province) is about 62 kilometres (39 mi). The population of Karaagaç was 20,459 as of 2012. Karaagaç is a relatively new town. 200 years ago five close villages were founded by the people from Belen, a district center about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) at the north. After a considerable increase in population, in 1986 four of these villages voted to be united as a township.