Karasu is a municipality and
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Sakarya Province
Sakarya () is a province and metropolitan municipality in Turkey, located on the coast of the Black Sea. Its area is , and its population is 1,080,080 (2022). The Sakarya River creates a webbing of estuaries in the province, which is in the Ma ...
,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its area is 411 km
2, and its population 70,600 (2022).
It is on the
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bound ...
coast, and its population increases in the summer due to tourism. Much of its commerce centers on hazelnut farming and tourism.
The
Acarlar Floodplain Forest is located partly in Karasu.
Economy
Historically, Karasu has produced
zinc
Zinc is a chemical element; it has symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed. It is the first element in group 12 (IIB) of the periodic tabl ...
and
lead
Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol Pb (from Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a Heavy metal (elements), heavy metal that is density, denser than most common materials. Lead is Mohs scale, soft and Ductility, malleabl ...
, whose mining started here in 1898. From the start of
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, production in the area declined.
Composition
There are 40
neighbourhoods
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
in Karasu District:
Mahalle
, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
* 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
Populated places in Sakarya Province
Seaside resorts in Turkey
Populated coastal places in Turkey
Districts of Sakarya Province
Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey
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