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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.

District and municipality in Samsun, Turkey

Çarşamba
District and municipality
Map showing Çarşamba District in Samsun ProvinceMap showing Çarşamba District in Samsun Province
Çarşamba is located in TurkeyÇarşambaÇarşambaLocation in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°11′57″N 36°43′39″E / 41.19917°N 36.72750°E / 41.19917; 36.72750
Country Turkey
Province Samsun
Government
• Mayor Hüseyin Dündar (Ind.)
Area 774 km2 (299 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2022)[1] 140,664
• Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code 55500
Area code 0362
Climate Cfa
Website www.carsamba.bel.tr

Çarşamba is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 774 km2,[3] and its population is 140,664 (2022).[1] 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.

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.[4]

There are 143 neighbourhoods in Çarşamba District:[5]

  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ Gazete, Banka (20 November 2021). "Aydemir: 'Yeter ki şeker fabrikası çalışsın'". Gazetebanka.com. p. https://gazetebanka.com/. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.