Type: | metro district |
Çarşamba | |
Coordinates: | 41.1992°N 36.7275°W |
Province: | Samsun |
Leader Party: | Independent |
Leader Name: | Hüseyin Dündar |
Area Total Km2: | 774 |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Population Total: | 140664 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Postal Code: | 55500 |
Area Code: | 0362 |
Blank1 Name: | Climate |
Blank1 Info: | Cfa |
Çarşamba is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey.[1] Its area is 774 km2,[2] and its population is 140,664 (2022).[3] 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]