Type: | neighbourhood |
Province: | Adana |
District: | Seyhan |
Şakirpaşa | |
Population Total: | 11,108 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Coordinates: | 36.9917°N 35.2781°W |
Leader Name: | Hakan Arınkal[1] |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Area Code: | 0322 |
Şakirpaşa (pronounced as /tr/) is a neighbourhood (mahalle) in the municipality and district of Seyhan, Adana Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 11,108 (2022).[3] It is 3 km west of the city centre of Adana. The neighborhood is situated south of the D400 state road, next to the Şakirpaşa Airport.
Şakirpaşa is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar and the Seniors Council.
Most of the residents are Kurdish.
Şakirpaşa is a low-income working-class neighborhood. Most of the residents work at the factories and shops at low-paid jobs.
ABB Şakirpaşa is a handball club that promoted to the Turkish Women's Handball Super League on 21 April 2016, at the playoff finals in Ankara.[4] The venue of Şakirpaşa is Yüreğir Serinevler Arena.[5]
Şakirpaşa Airport is within the mahalle borders, 2 km from the residential areas.
Şakirpaşa Railway Station is 400 m north of the neighborhood, at the Sakarya mahalle, one block north of the D400 state road. The station is currently served by two regional lines and one long-distance line.
Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) has bus routes from downtown Adana to Şakirpaşa. Şakirpaşa Minibus Co-operative also conducts local transport from downtown.