Büyükoturak

Büyükoturak
Town
Büyükoturak
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°50′N 29°56′E / 38.833°N 29.933°E / 38.833; 29.933Coordinates: 38°50′N 29°56′E / 38.833°N 29.933°E / 38.833; 29.933
Country  Turkey
Province Uşak Province
District Banaz
Elevation 1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 895
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 64510
Area code(s) 0276
Licence plate 64

Büyükoturak is a small belde (town) in Banaz district of Uşak Province, Turkey. At 38°50′N 29°56′E / 38.833°N 29.933°E / 38.833; 29.933 it is situated to the south of Turkish state highway D-300 which connects Uşak and İzmir to Central Anatolia. The distance to Banaz is 21 kilometres (13 mi) and to Uşak is 51 kilometres (32 mi). The population of Büyükoturak is 895 [1] as of 2011. The antiques found close to the railway station are from the Bronze age. But the settlement was founded during the Ottoman Empire era by the nomads. In 1957 it was declared a seat of township.[2] Orcharding is the main economic sector of the town. There is also a coal seam around the town[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Institute
  2. ↑ Büyükoturak school page (in Turkish)
  3. ↑ Page of State Mining administration (in Turkish) Archived May 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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