In 2008 the municipality was abolished and absorbed into the municipality Akdeniz within the new district Akdeniz, which was created from part of the former central district of Mersin.
[1] Huzurkent is situated in the Çukurova (ancient Cicilia) plains and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the Mediterranean coast.
The town has a 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) sandy beach at the coast.
[2] The town was founded in 1969 by merging three villages which were almost ruined by the big flood disaster of 1968.
Situated in a fertile plain, main products are fresh fruits and vegetables.