Sakarya Province
province in northwestern Turkey
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Summary
Sakarya Province is a province of Turkey[1]. It draws 1,266 Wikipedia views per month (province of turkey category, ranking #18 of 81).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Turkey[3]
- Country: Turkey[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Black Sea[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Adapazarı[7]
- Official language: Turkish[8]
- Shares border with: Düzce Province[9], Kocaeli Province[10], Bursa Province[11], Bilecik Province[12], Bolu Province[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Adapazarı[14], Akyazı district[15], Arifiye district[16], Erenler district[17], Ferizli district[18], Geyve district[19], Hendek district[20], Karapürçek district[21], Karasu[22], Kaynarca[23], Kocaali[24], Pamukova district[25], Sapanca[26], Serdivan district[27]
- Postal code: 54000–54999[28]
- Part of: Kocaeli Subregion[29]
- Commons category: Sakarya Province[30]
- Licence plate code: 54[31]
- Local dialing code: 264[32]
- Separated from: Kocaeli Province[33]
- Official website: http://www.sakarya.gov.tr[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sakarya Province[35]
- Population: 1,010,700[36], 973,995[37]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Sakarya Province[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Sakarya Province[39]
- Category for people who died here: Q32722441[40]
- Number of households: 336,831[41]
- Female population: 487,255[42]
- Male population: 486,740[43]
- Native label: Sakarya ili[44]
- Category for people buried here: Q32722853[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 4878 km²[46] and 4824 km²[47]. Sakarya Province sits at an elevation of 31 m[48].
Climate and Environment
Sakarya Province's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate[49].
Why It Matters
Sakarya Province has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]