Banaz

Banaz is a town and district of Uşak Province in the inner Aegean region of Turkey. The mayor is Tahsin Erdem (CHP). Banaz district area neighbors those of two other districts of the same province, namely Sivaslı and Uşak central district from its south to its west, ranges three districts of Kütahya Province, Gediz, Altıntaş and Dumlupınar, along its north, and adjoins three districts of Afyonkarahisar Province, namely Sandıklı, Sinanpaşa and Hocalar to its east. 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. The town has a population of 15,504 (2007 census). The district extends on a large and fertile plain (65 km²) that carries the same name as the town and the...