Serdivan

Serdivan is a second level municipality and an ilçe (district) in Sakarya Province, Turkey

Serdivan
District
Serdivan
Location of Serdivan in Sakarya province.
Serdivan Location of serdivan in Turkey.
Coordinates: 40°45′37″N 30°21′15″E
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Sakarya
Population  (2012)[1]
• Urban	93,448
• District	101,248
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	54050, 54055
Area code(s)	264
Licence plate	54

Serdivan is at 40°45′37″N 30°21′15″E. It constitutes the western part of Greater Sakarya.

Serdivan was established as a village in the 17th century during the Ottoman Empire era primarily with Greek population. Its former name was Petrades. However according to the compulsory population exchange agreement Greek population left the village and the Turks from Greece were settled in the village. Later other Turkish immigrants in 1928 from Albania, in 1934 from Bulgaria and in 1951 from Yugoslavia were also settled in the village. As the population increased it merged to the province center (Adapazarı) which is close to Serdivan. In 2002 it was declared an ilçe within the Greater Sakarya.[2]

There are 14 neighborhoods and 10 villages in the ilçe. As of 2016 the population of Serdivan (including the rural area) is 120731.[3]

References

1. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
2. Municipality history page (in Turkish)
3. Serdivan municipality Demographics ((in Turkish))