Sarıcakaya

Sarıcakaya
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 / 40.033; 30.517
CountryTurkey
ProvinceEskişehir
Government
  MayorAhmet Dönmez (AKP)
Area
382 km2 (147 sq mi)
Elevation
252 m (827 ft)
Population
 (2022)
4,621
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
26870
Area code0222
Websitewww.saricakaya.bel.tr

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 August 15, 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 in southeast Turkey for 62 years.