Banaz | |
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 Banaz railway station | |
  Banaz Location in Turkey  Banaz Banaz (Turkey Aegean) | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′N 29°45′E / 38.733°N 29.750°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Uşak |
| District | Banaz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zafer Arpacı (Ind.) |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 16,807 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 64500 |
| Area code | 0276 |
| Website | www |
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.
