Kocabaş

{{Infobox Turkey place

| type = neighbourhood

| province = Denizli

| district = Honaz

| name = Kocabaş

| population_total = 934

| population_as_of = 2022

| coordinates = {{coord|37|49|N|29|19|E|region:TR|display=inline,title}}

| image_skyline =

| image_caption =

|elevation_m = 445

|postal_code = 20330

|area_code = 0258

}}

Kocabaş is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Honaz, Denizli Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 934 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (belde).{{Cite web |title=Law No. 6360|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2012/12/20121206-1.htm |date=6 December 2012 |work=Official Gazette|language=tr}}{{Cite web |title=Classification tables of municipalities and their affiliates and local administrative units|url=https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2010/09/20100912-1-1.doc |date=12 September 2010|work=Official Gazette|language=tr|format=DOC}}

It is situated in the plains of Büyük Menderes River (historical Maeander). The distance to Honaz is {{convert|12|km}} and to Denizli is {{convert|26|km}}. Although the fertile area round Kocabaş was always populated in the historical ages, the town in the open plains is a relatively recent settlement probably because of the security reasons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kocabas.bel.tr/Ozel_Sayfalar.aspx?id=182 |title=Mayor's pahe {{in lang{{!}}tr}} |access-date=2011-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119153706/http://www.kocabas.bel.tr/Ozel_Sayfalar.aspx?id=182 |archive-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=dead }}