İlyaslı

İlyaslı
Town
İlyaslı Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°36′N 29°12′E / 38.600°N 29.200°E / 38.600; 29.200Coordinates: 38°36′N 29°12′E / 38.600°N 29.200°E / 38.600; 29.200
Country	Turkey
Province	Uşak Province
District	Uşak central district
Elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,963
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	64440
Area code(s)	0276
Licence plate	64

İlyaslı is a belde (town) in the central district (Uşak) of Uşak Province, Turkey. Situated at 38°36′N 29°12′E / 38.600°N 29.200°E / 38.600; 29.200 it is in the interior subregion of the Aegean Region. The distance to Uşak is 18 kilometres (11 mi). The population of the town was 1963 ^[1] as of 2011. The settlement was probably founded in the 17th century by a certain Yörük (nomadic Turkmen) named İlyas. It is a typical Anatolian agricultural town, the main product being cereals. There is also a ceramic mine around the town. Another town revenue is from İlyaslı residents working in Germany as gastarbeiter. ^[2]

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