Aroania
For the eponymous mountain see Aroania (mountain).
Aroania Αροάνια | |
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Aroania | |
Location within the regional unit | |
Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°ECoordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Greece |
Regional unit | Achaea |
Municipality | Kalavryta |
Districts | 11 |
• Municipal unit | 173.8 km2 (67.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 782 m (2,566 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,619 |
• Municipal unit density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
Community[1] | |
• Population | 46 (2011) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 250 16 |
Vehicle registration | KK |
Aroania (Greek: Αροάνια) is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 173.804 km2.[3] The population is 1,619 (2011 census). The seat of administration was in the town Psofida. The municipality is named after the village and the mountain.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Aroania is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agrampela (Agrampela, Platanitsa)
- Agridi
- Alestaina
- Anastasi (Anastasi, Moni Agion Theodoron)
- Aroania
- Desino
- Kamenianoi (Kamenianoi, Drovolovo)
- Lechouri (Lechouri, Kerasea, Selli)
- Livartzi (Livartzi, Livadi, Livartzino)
- Plaka
- Psofida (Psofida, Ano Psofida, Ano Tripotama, Kato Tripotama, Tripotama, Vasiliki)
- Seires (Seires, Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Georgios, Krini, Thomaiika)
Notable people
- Ioannis Sofianopoulos (1887–1951), politician
Population
Year | Population |
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1991 | 2,315 |
2001 | 2,551 |
2011 | 1,619 |
References
- 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
External links
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