Sakarya Province
Sakarya is a province of Turkey. Its capital is Adapazarı. It was named after the river Sakarya, the ancient Sangarius.
The province has 835 222 inhabitants ( 2007 census ) in an area of 4895 km ². It borders the provinces of Düzce, Bolu, Bilecik, Kocaeli and Bursa.
Sakarya was in 1999, the center of an earthquake, in which 24,000 people died.
Sakarya University
At the Sakarya University, there are approximately 35,000 students. It has an area of approximately 12,000. There is also a library with about 40,000 books and can accommodate up to 500 students.
Counties
The province is divided into the following districts ( Ilce ):
- Akyazı
- Geyve
- Hendek
- Karapürçek
- Karasu
The following counties are the same districts of the metropolitan municipality ( Büyükşehir belediesi ) Sakarya:
- Sapanca
- Serdivan
- Söğütlü
Famous people
- Cem Uzan, politicians
- Süleyman Seba, 1984-2000 President of Beşiktaş Istanbul.
- Oğuz Çetin, football player and coach
- Hakan Sukur, football player and member of Ankara
- Tuncay Sanli, football player
- Recep Cetin, football player
- Kenan Sofuoglu, MotorGp
- Mustafa Pektemek, football player
- Salih Dursun, football player
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