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Karasu, Sakarya

Summary

Karasu is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 411 km2,[3] and its population is 70,600 (2022).[1] It is on the Black Sea coast, and its population increases in the summer due to tourism. Much of its commerce centers on hazelnut farming and tourism.

Karasu
District and municipality
Map showing Karasu District in Sakarya Province
Map showing Karasu District in Sakarya Province
Karasu is located in Turkey
Karasu
Karasu
Location in Turkey
Karasu is located in Marmara
Karasu
Karasu
Karasu (Marmara)
Coordinates: 41°6′13″N 30°41′37″E / 41.10361°N 30.69361°E / 41.10361; 30.69361
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSakarya
Government
 • Mayorİshak Sarı (AKP)
Area
411 km2 (159 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
70,600
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
54500
Area code0264
ClimateCfb
Websitewww.karasu.bel.tr

The Acarlar Floodplain Forest is located partly in Karasu.[4]

Economy edit

Historically, Karasu has produced zinc and lead, which they started mining in 1898. When World War I started, production in the area declined.[5]

Composition edit

There are 40 neighbourhoods in Karasu District:[6]

  • Adatepe
  • Akkum
  • Ardıçbeli
  • Aziziye
  • Camitepe
  • Çatalövez
  • Darıçayırı
  • Denizköy
  • Gölköprü
  • Hürriyet
  • İhsaniye
  • İncilli
  • Kabakoz
  • Kancalar
  • Karamüezzinler
  • Karanlıkdere
  • Karapınar
  • Karasu
  • Kızılcık
  • Konacık
  • Kurudere
  • Kurumeşe
  • Kuyumcullu
  • Kuzuluk
  • Limandere
  • Manavpınarı
  • Ortaköy
  • Paralı
  • Resuller
  • Subatağı
  • Taşlıgeçit
  • Tepetarla
  • Tuzla
  • Üçoluk
  • Yalı
  • Yassıgeçit
  • Yeni
  • Yenidoğan
  • Yeşilköy
  • Yuvalıdere

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Acarlar Gölü Longozu" (in Turkish). Sakarya Orman ve Su İşleri Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
  5. ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 103.
  6. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
 
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