Çukurova, Adana
district of Adana, south-central Turkey
Çukurova is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 250 km2, and its population is 389,175 (2022). Its population is concentrated within the city of Adana, occupying north-west of the city. It is a modern residential district which came into being in the last 30 years as the city expanded north. Çukurova is located north of the Seyhan district, west of the Seyhan River and south of the Seyhan Reservoir.
Geography
The district constitutes the northern Adana. The average altitude is about 30 m (98 ft).
History
The land that Çukurova district now occupies was made up of orchards, forestry and scattered villages. After Aytaç Durak's election as the mayor of Adana, an extensive urban plan was made. The urban plan consisted of 200,000 homes, several parks, schools and shopping places to be built over the next 30 years.
“Çukurova, Adana” enters the record as district of Adana, south-central Turkey. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Çukurova, Adana and district can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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