Çarşamba

Çarşamba is a town and district (ilçe) of Samsun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. It is the second largest district of the Samsun province after Bafra. The mayor is Halit Doğan (AKP). Ferhan Şensoy - writer, actor and stage director - was born here.

For a part of Balat neighborhood in the capital district Fatih, see Çarşamba, Istanbul. For the ship, see HMS Tattoo (J374). For the day named Çarşamba in Turkish, see Wednesday.
Çarşamba
Town and district
A aerial view of Çarşamba district
A aerial view of Çarşamba district
Çarşamba is located in Turkey
Çarşamba
Çarşamba
Çarşamba is located in Black Sea
Çarşamba
Çarşamba
Coordinates: 41°11′57″N 36°43′39″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceSamsun
Government
 • MayorHalit Doğan (AKP)
 • KaymakamŞükrü Yıldırım
Area
[1]
 • District641.41 km2 (247.65 sq mi)
Elevation
15 - 20 m (−51 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Urban
65,385
 • District
136,802
 • District density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.carsamba.bel.tr

The town is bisected by the Yeşilırmak river running south-to-north and by the Black Sea Coastal Road (D010) which runs west-to-east. There is a Sugar Factory in Çarşamba county.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  3. Gazete, Banka (20 November 2021). "Aydemir: 'Yeter ki şeker fabrikası çalışsın". Gazetebanka.com. p. https://gazetebanka.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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