Sarıcakaya

Sarıcakaya
District and municipality
Map showing Sarıcakaya District in Eskişehir Province
Map showing Sarıcakaya District in Eskişehir Province
Sarıcakaya is located in Turkey
Sarıcakaya
Sarıcakaya
Location in Turkey
Sarıcakaya is located in Turkey Central Anatolia
Sarıcakaya
Sarıcakaya
Sarıcakaya (Turkey Central Anatolia)
Coordinates: 40°02′N 30°31′E / 40.033°N 30.517°E / 40.033; 30.517
CountryTurkey
ProvinceEskişehir
Government
 • MayorAhmet Dönmez (AKP)
Area
382 km2 (147 sq mi)
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
4,621
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
26870
Area code0222
Websitewww.saricakaya.bel.tr

Sarıcakaya is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.[2]

Its area is 382 km2,[3] and its population is 4,621 (2022).[1] The town lies at an elevation of 252 m (827 ft).[4]

On 15 August 2023, there was a temperature of 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) recorded in Sarıcakaya, setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Turkey.[5] The previous highest temperature record in Turkey was held by Cizre, Şırnak Province in southeast Turkey for 62 years.[6] Sarıcakaya's highest temperature record was surpassed two years later in Silopi, Şırnak Province in southeast Turkey.[7]

Composition

There are 14 neighbourhoods in Sarıcakaya District:[8]

  • Beyköy
  • Beyyayla
  • Bilal Habeşi
  • Camikebir
  • Dağküplü
  • Düzköy
  • Fatih
  • Güney
  • İğdir
  • Kapıkaya
  • Laçin
  • Mayıslar
  • Sarıkaya
  • Yeni

References

  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" (in Turkish). General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Geographical information on Sarıcakaya, Turkey". Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Sıcaklık rekoru kırılan Sarıcakaya sanki yanıyor" (in Turkish). Haber.com. 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ "Cizre'de sıcaklık 50 dereceye yaklaştı" (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 2021-07-21.
  7. ^ "Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğümüzün verilerine göre 25 Temmuzda Şırnak Silopi'de 50.5°C ile Türkiye sıcaklık rekoru kırıldı..." [According to data from the General Directorate of Meteorology, a temperature record of 50.5°C was broken in Silopi, Şırnak, on July 25th.] (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2025-07-26.
  8. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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