Erenler is a municipality and district of Sakarya Province, Turkey.Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023. Its area is 136 km2, and its population is 92,249 (2022). It covers the southeastern part of the agglomeration of Adapazarı and the adjacent countryside.
Geography Erenler is a part of Adapazarı city. It is situated slightly to the east of the urban fabric. Sakarya River flows within the municipality.Map page The average elevation of the settlement is about above mean sea level.Governorate Geography page
History During the Ottoman Empire era, Erenler was a village. Between 14 March 1921 and 21 June 1921 the village saw occupation by the Greek army. During the Republican era, the population of the village increased and consequently it became a seat of township in 1963. In 1999, Erenler suffered from the İzmit earthquake. Soon after the disaster, the town continued its growth, and it merged to the province capital. In 2008, the district Erenler was created from part of the former central district of Adapazarı/Sakarya Province, along with the districts Adapazarı, Arifiye and Serdivan.Kanun No. 5747, Resmî Gazete, 22 March 2008.Governorate history page
Population
Composition There are 33 neighbourhoods in Erenler District:Mahalle , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
Alancuma Bağlar Bekirpaşa Büyükesence Çaybaşıyeniköy Çaykışla Değirmendere Dilmen Ekinli Emirler Epçeller Erenler Hacıoğlu Hasanbey Horozlar Hürriyet Kamışlı Kayalarmemduhiye Kayalarreşitbey Kozluk Küçükesence Küpçüler Nakışlar Pirahmatler Sarıcalar Şeyhköy Şükriye Tabakhane Tepe Tuapsalar Yazılı Yenimahalle Yeşiltepe
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