Şakirpaşa

Şakirpaşa
Neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle)
Coordinates: 36°59′30.00″N 35°16′41″E / 36.9916667°N 35.27806°E / 36.9916667; 35.27806Coordinates: 36°59′30.00″N 35°16′41″E / 36.9916667°N 35.27806°E / 36.9916667; 35.27806
Country	Turkey
Region	Çukurova
Province	Adana
	Seyhan
Administration	Muhtar - Seniors Council
Government
• Muhtar	Mustafa Turan
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	12,363
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	0-322

Şakirpaşa (Turkish pronunciation: [ʃakiɾpaʃa]) is a mahalle in the Seyhan district of the city of Adana, 3 km west of the city centre. The neighborhood is situated south of the D400 state road, next to the Şakirpaşa Airport.

Governance[]

Şakirpaşa is a mahalle and it is administered by the Muhtar and the Seniors Council.

Demographics[]

The population of Şakirpaşa as of December 31, 2014 is 12,363. Most of the residents are Kurdish.^{[citation needed]}

Economy[]

Şakirpaşa is a low-income working-class neighborhood. Most of the residents work at the factories and shops at low-paid jobs.

Sports[]

ABB Şakirpaşa is a handball club that promoted to the Turkish Women's Handball Super League on 21 April 2016, at the playoff finals in Ankara.^[2] The venue of Şakirpaşa is Yüreğir Serinevler Arena.^[3]

Transport[]

Şakirpaşa Airport is within the mahalle borders, 2 km from the residential areas.

Şakirpaşa Railway Station is 400 m north of the neighborhood, at the Sakarya mahalle, one block north of the D400 state road. The station is currently served by two regional lines and one long-distance line.

Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bus Department (ABBO) has bus routes from downtown Adana to Şakirpaşa. Şakirpaşa Minibus Co-operative also conducts local transport from downtown.

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