Karasu is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 411 km2,[3] and its population 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 | |
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District and municipality | |
 Map showing Karasu District in Sakarya Province | |
  Karasu Location in Turkey  Karasu Karasu (Marmara) | |
| Coordinates: 41°6′13″N 30°41′37″E / 41.10361°N 30.69361°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Sakarya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | İshak Sarı (AKP) |
Area | 411 km2 (159 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 70,600 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 54500 |
| Area code | 0264 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
The Acarlar Floodplain Forest is located partly in Karasu.[4]
Economy
editHistorically, Karasu has produced zinc and lead, whose mining started here in 1898. From the start of World War I, production in the area declined.[5]
Composition
editThere 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- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Acarlar Gölü Longozu" (in Turkish). Sakarya Orman ve Su İşleri Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-10-29.
- ^ Prothero, G.W. (1920). Anatolia. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 103.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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