Çarşamba

Also known as Carsamba

Çarşamba (English: "Wednesday") is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 774 km2, and its population is 140,664 (2022). It is in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar (Independent). Ferhan Şensoy - writer, actor and stage director - was born here.

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Turkey place.type: metro district
Turkey place.name: Çarşamba
Turkey place.image_skyline: Çarşamba genel görünüm.jpg
Turkey place.image_map: Çarşamba District Location in Samsun Province.png
Turkey place.map_caption: Map showing Çarşamba District in Samsun Province
Turkey place.province: Samsun
Turkey place.leader_party: Independent
Turkey place.leader_name: Hüseyin Dündar
Turkey place.area_total_km2: 774
Turkey place.elevation_m: 15
Turkey place.population_total: 140664
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2022
Turkey place.postal_code: 55500
Turkey place.area_code: 0362
Turkey place.blank1_name: Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info: Cfa

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Instance of: town
Country: Turkey
Located in: Samsun Province
Population: 138840
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Black Sea
Official website: www.carsamba.bel.tr
Image: Çarşamba ilçesinden görünüm.JPG

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category of associated people: Category:People from Çarşamba
urban population: 140439
rural population: 135316

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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 district.

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