Emet Explained

Type:municipality
Emet
Coordinates:39.3333°N 45°W
Province:Kütahya
District:Emet
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Hüseyin Doğan
Population Total:11431
Population As Of:2022
Area Code:0274

Emet is a town in Kütahya Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is the seat of Emet District.[1] Its population is 11,431 (2022).[2]

Emet mine, a large boron mine, is located a few miles north of the city. The mine is owned by Eti Boron Inc. (a.ş).

Emet is located in the valley of the Emet Çayı stream, 62 km west of the city of Kütahya. There is a hot spring in the lower part of the town.

Various ruin fragments and inscriptions in Emet, and especially in the cemetery on the east side of town, indicate that there was a decently large settlement here in ancient times. For example, by the hot springs there are the ruins of an old bathhouse attributed to the Byzantine period. Emet may represent the site of the ancient and medieval town of Tiberiopolis, although other candidates have also been proposed.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Book: Belke . Klaus . Mersich . Norbert . Tabula Imperii Byzantini Bd. 7. Phrygien und Pisidien . 1990 . Österreichicshe Akademie der Wissenschaften . Wien . 3-7001-1698-5 . 19 December 2023.