Banaz

Municipality in Uşak, Turkey

38°44′N 29°45′E / 38.733°N 29.750°E / 38.733; 29.750CountryTurkeyProvinceUşakDistrictBanazGovernment

• MayorZafer Arpacı (Ind.)Elevation

914 m (2,999 ft)Population

(2022)^[1]

16,807Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal code

64500

Area code0276Websitewww.banaz.bel.tr

Banaz is a town in Uşak Province in the inner Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Banaz District.^[2] Its population is 16,807 (2022).^[1] The mayor is Zafer Arpacı (Independent). The town is situated on the main road from İzmir to Ankara, at a distance of 33 km (21 mi) to the province seat of Uşak.

There is a village in Banaz District that carries the same name of "Banaz", lying at a distance of 4 km from the town. This is where the ancient site of the locality, called Panasion and from which the name Banaz derives, was actually located.

References

^ ^a ^b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.