Çarşamba

Çarşamba
Map showing Çarşamba District in Samsun Province
Çarşamba
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 41°11′57″N 36°43′39″E / 41.19917°N 36.72750°E / 41.19917; 36.72750
CountryTurkey
ProvinceSamsun
Government
  MayorHüseyin Dündar (Ind.)
Area
774 km2 (299 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)
140,664
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
55500
Area code0362
ClimateCfa
Websitewww.carsamba.bel.tr

Çarşamba is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 774 km2, and its population is 140,664 (2022). It is in the center of the Çarşamba Plain. The mayor is Hüseyin Dündar (Independent). Ferhan Şensoy - writer, actor and stage director - was born here.

The town is bisected by the Yeşilırmak river running south-to-north and by the Black Sea Coastal Road (D010) which runs west-to-east. There is a sugar factory in Çarşamba district.