Karasu is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey. Its area is 411 km2, and its population is 70,600 (2022). It is on the Black Sea coast, and its population increases in the summer due to tourism. Much of its commerce centers on hazelnut farming and tourism.

The Acarlar Floodplain Forest is located partly in Karasu.

Karasu, Sakarya

Economy

Historically, Karasu has produced zinc and lead, which they started mining in 1898. When World War I started, production in the area declined.

Karasu, Sakarya

Composition

There are 40 neighbourhoods in Karasu District:

Karasu, Sakarya

Adatepe

Akkum

Ardıçbeli

Aziziye

Camitepe

Çatalövez

Darıçayırı

Denizköy

Gölköprü

Hürriyet

İhsaniye

İncilli

Kabakoz

Kancalar

Karamüezzinler

Karanlıkdere

Karapınar

Karasu

Kızılcık

Konacık

Kurudere

Kurumeşe

Kuyumcullu

Kuzuluk

Limandere

Manavpınarı

Ortaköy

Paralı

Resuller

Subatağı

Taşlıgeçit

Tepetarla

Tuzla

Üçoluk

Yalı

Yassıgeçit

Yeni

Yenidoğan

Yeşilköy

Yuvalıdere

References

Populated places in Sakarya Province

Seaside resorts in Turkey

Populated coastal places in Turkey

Districts of Sakarya Province

Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey