Sapanca

For other uses, see Sapanca (disambiguation).

Sapanca is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 173 km²,^[3] and its population is 46,847 (2024).^[1] It lies on the south bank of Lake Sapanca. The town's mayor is Nihat Arda Şahin (CHP).

Sapanca
District and municipality
Sapanca city center
Map showing Sapanca District in Sakarya Province
Sapanca Location in Turkey Show map of Turkey Sapanca Sapanca (Marmara) Show map of Marmara
Coordinates: 40°41′26″N 30°16′13″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Sakarya
Government
• Mayor	Nihat Arda Şahin (CHP)
Area	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]	46,847
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	54600
Area code	0264
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.sapanca.bel.tr

Sapanca has recently become a tourist destination, due to its natural environment and its lake, as well as its proximity to Istanbul and the city of İzmit, also known as Kocaeli. The town has a number of hotels and resorts.^{[citation needed]}

Composition

There are 29 neighbourhoods in Sapanca District:^[4]

• Akçay
• Balkaya
• Camicedit
• Çayiçi
• Fevziye
• Gazipaşa
• Göl
• Güldibi
• Hacımercan
• İkramiye
• İlmiye
• İstanbuldere
• Kırkpınar Hasanpaşa
• Kırkpınar Soğuksu
• Kırkpınar Tepebaşı
• Kurtköy Dibektaş
• Kurtköy Fatih
• Kurtköy Yavuzselim
• Kuruçeşme
• Mahmudiye
• Memnuniye
• Muradiye
• Nailiye
• Rüstempaşa
• Şükriye
• Ünlüce
• Uzunkum
• Yanık
• Yenimahalle