Sarıcakaya
Sarıcakaya | |
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District and municipality | |
Map showing Sarıcakaya District in Eskişehir Province | |
Sarıcakaya Location in Turkey Sarıcakaya Sarıcakaya (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°02′N 30°31′E / 40.033°N 30.517°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Eskişehir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ahmet Dönmez (AKP) |
Area | 382 km2 (147 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 4,621 |
| • Density | 12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 26870 |
| Area code | 0222 |
| Website | www |
Sarıcakaya is a municipality and district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey.
Its area is 382 km2, and its population is 4,621 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of 252 m (827 ft).
On 15 August 2023, there was a temperature of 49.5 °C (121.1 °F) recorded in Sarıcakaya, setting the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Turkey. The previous highest temperature record in Turkey was held by Cizre, Şırnak Province in southeast Turkey for 62 years. Sarıcakaya's highest temperature record was surpassed two years later in Silopi, Şırnak Province in southeast Turkey.