Population
The population of the Adana Province as of December 31, 2010 is 2,085,225. 88% of the population lives in the urban areas making the province one of the most urbanized provinces in Turkey. Annual population growth of the province is %1.12 below the average growth of the nation. %76 of the province residents corresponding to a population of 1,591,518, live in the Adana metropolis which is made up of the urban areas of Seyhan, Yüreğir, Çukurova, Sarıçam and Karaisalı districts.
| District | Urban | Rural | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seyhan | 723,277 | 0 | 723,277 |
| Yüreğir | 417,693 | 4,836 | 422,529 |
| Çukurova | 343,770 | 4,171 | 347,941 |
| Sarıçam | 99,313 | 21,012 | 120,325 |
| Karaisalı | 7,465 | 15,516 | 22,981 |
| Aladağ | 4,139 | 13.030 | 17,169 |
| Ceyhan | 105,879 | 52,850 | 158,729 |
| Feke | 4,603 | 14,393 | 18,996 |
| İmamoğlu | 20,593 | 9.959 | 30,552 |
| Karataş | 8.483 | 12,777 | 21,260 |
| Kozan | 76,864 | 50,236 | 127,100 |
| Pozantı | 9,864 | 10,415 | 20,279 |
| Saimbeyli | 3,984 | 13,371 | 17,355 |
| Tufanbeyli | 5,376 | 12,696 | 18,072 |
| Yumurtalik | 5,129 | 13,531 | 18,660 |
| Province | 1,836,432 | 248,793 | 2,085,225 |
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