Karasu Turkey
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Population of City	54,630 (2000)
Population of Urban Area	24,672 (2000)
Area	457 km²
Altitude	31 m
Postal Code	54500
Area Code	264
Administration
Country	Turkey
Regions of Turkey	Marmara Region, Turkey
Mayor	Mehmet İspiroğlu (MHP)
Kaymakam	Dr. İlker Gündüzöz
LocalWeb	Karasu Municipality

Karasu is a town situated in the western Black Sea coast. It has an overwinter population of around 24,500 which swells substantially in the summer to around 250,000 due to an influx tourists. Its municipal code is 264. Much of its commerce centers around hazelnut farming and tourism. It has a nearly 10 km coastline, and people who live in the center of Sakarya often go to the Karasu seashore for the day in the summer.

Karasu in Sakarya Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts Sakarya (Adapazarı- Akyazı -Arifiye- Erenler- Ferizli- Hendek - Karapürçek- Sapanca- Serdivan- Söğütlü) Rural districts Akyazı - Geyve - Karasu - Kaynarca - Kocaali - Pamukova - Söğütlü - Taraklı Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 41°06′13″N 30°41′37″E / 41.1036111111°N 30.6936111111°E / 41.1036111111; 30.6936111111