The district’s economy is largely based on agriculture, with the production of tangerines and satsumas standing out, and increasingly on tourism, with the presence of several housing projects or vacation villages, pensioners opting to settle in the region due to its quiet charm and a university campus in phase of being built. At a distance of 45 km (28 mi) from Izmir center, (Konak), the connections with the metropolis are made easily, especially once reached the six-lane highway in Urla. Seferihisar is where the ancient city of Teos is located and its highly interesting await further research and discoveries. The district’s literacy level is 99

Sights of interest include the ancient city of Teos near Sigacik locality, the ruins locally called as KarakOse in Doganbey - Gerenalani region, the depending locality of Sigacik itself where an inner castle was constructed within a larger one by the Ottomans and near which a French vacation village is also situated. Seferihisar also has beautiful beaches and bays along its 27 km. coastal strait.