Sarıçam district
Sarıçam is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 770 km2, and its population is 221,733 (2022). The southern section of the district is part of the Adana Urban Area. The district is located north of the Yüreğir district, east of the Seyhan River and the Seyhan Reservoir. Çukurova University, Adana Science and Technology University, the New Adana Stadium and the Adana Industrial Park are located in Sarıçam.
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Sarıçam
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Sarıçam Belediyesi.png
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Sarıçam Municipality Hall
- Turkey place.image_map
- Adana location Sarıçam.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Sarıçam District in Adana Province
- Turkey place.province
- Adana
- Turkey place.leader_party
- MHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Bilal Uludağ
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 770
- Turkey place.elevation_m
- 60
- Turkey place.population_total
- 221733
Article
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Sarıçam Municipality
- Neighbourhoods
- Neighbourhoods in the urban area
- References
Sarıçam is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 770 km2, and its population is 221,733 (2022). The southern section of the district is part of the Adana Urban Area. The district is located north of the Yüreğir district, east of the Seyhan River and the Seyhan Reservoir. Çukurova University, Adana Science and Technology University, the New Adana Stadium and the Adana Industrial Park are located in Sarıçam.
== History == In 2008 the district Sarıçam was created from part of the district Yüreğir. The urban part of the new district, 28 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.