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Kocaali
Kocaali
District and municipality
	Map showing Kocaali District in Sakarya Province
	Kocaali Location in Turkey Kocaali Kocaali (Marmara)
	Coordinates: 41°03′17″N 30°51′01″E / 41.05472°N 30.85028°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Sakarya
Government
• Mayor	Ahmet Acar (AKP)
Area	254 km2 (98 sq mi)
Population (2022)	22,882
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	54800
Area code	0264
Climate	Cfb
Website	www.kocaali.bel.tr

Kocaali is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey.^[2] Its area is 254 km²,^[3] and its population 22,882 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Ahmet Acar (AKP).

The main sources of income are hazelnuts, livestock and tourism. The town is near the Black Sea coast, and has a 14 km long and 500 meters wide, sandy beach. There are Ottoman-era mines near the river Maden Deresi, a monastery in Şerbetpınar. The Melen river flows into the sea in the east of the district. One of the leading rafting areas in the Marmara region of Turkey, Kocaali is also very suitable for fishing. As a result of the Great Melen Project, water from the river Melen is directed to Istanbul to serve as drinking water.^[4] State road D.010 connects Kocaali with Karasu to the west and Akçakoca to the east.

Composition

There are 36 neighbourhoods in Kocaali District:^[5]

Açmabaşı
Ağalar
Akpınar
Aktaş
Alandere
Aydoğan
Beyler
Bezirgan
Caferiye
Çakmaklı
Çukurköy
Demiraçma
Görele
Gümüşoluk
Hızar
Kadıköy
Karalar
Karapelit
Karşı
Kestanepınarı
Kirazlı
Kızılüzüm
Koğutpelit
Köyyeri
Kozluk
Küplük
Melen
Merkez
Selahiye
Şerbetpınar
Süngüt
Yalı
Yalpankaya
Yanıksayvant
Yayla
Yeni

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ İlhan, Akgün (8 November 2021). "Istanbul's Water Crisis". Green European Journal.
^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[tuik-1] "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] İlhan, Akgün (8 November 2021). "Istanbul's Water Crisis". Green European Journal.

[5] Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

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