title: Kavak, Samsun
text: Kavak is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 697 km2, and its population is 22,747 (2022). Kavak is located 51 km away from Samsun.  It has 600 m height from the sea level. The mayor is İbrahim Sarıcaoğlu (AKP).
  
  Kavak is located on the Samsun-Ankara highway, which brings it economical and social advantages. The most important source of income for Kavak is chicken farms. Yaşar Doğu - Olympic gold medalist sports wrestler was born in Kavak district.
  
  Composition
  There are 91 neighbourhoods in Kavak District:
  
   19 Mayıs
   Ağcakese
   Ahırlı
   Akbelen
   Alaçam
   Alagömlek
   Aşağıçirişli
   Atayurt
   Azaklı
   Bahçelievler
   Başalan
   Bayındır
   Bayraklı
   Bekdemir
   Belalan
   Beybesli
   Beyköy
   Boğaziçi
   Bükceğiz
   Büyükçukur
   Çakallı
   Çalbaşı
   Çarıklıbaşı
   Çataltepe
   Çayırlı
   Celalli
   Çiçekyazı
   Çiğdem
   Çivril
   Çukurbük
   Değirmencili
   Demirci
   Dereköy
   Divanbaşı
   Doruk
   Duman
   Dura
   Emirli
   Germiyan
   Göçebe
   Güneyce
   Hacılı
   İdrisli
   İkizdere
   Ilıcaköy
   Kapıhayat
   Karacaarslan
   Karacalar
   Karadağ
   Karantı
   Karapınar
   Karayusuflu
   Karlı
   Kartepe
   Kayabaşı
   Kayaköy
   Kazancı
   Kethuda
   Köseli
   Kozansıkı
   Küçükçukur
   Kurşunlu
   Kuzalan
   Mahmutbeyli
   Mahmutlu
   Mehmetpaşa
   Mert
   Muhsinli
   Muratbeyli
   Ortaköy
   Sarıalan
   Şeyhli
   Şeyhresul
   Seyitali
   Sıralı
   Soğuksu
   Susuz
   Tabaklı
   Talışman
   Tatarmuslu
   Tekkeköy
   Tepecik
   Toptepe
   Üçhanlar
   Yaşardoğu
   Yenicami
   Yenigün
   Yeralan
   Yosunlu
   Yukarı Dereköy
   Yukarıçirişli
  
  References
  
   
  Populated places in Samsun Province
  Districts of Samsun Province
  Metropolitan district municipalities in Turkey