Artemisia, Zakynthos Explained

Artemisia
Name Local:	Αρτεμισία
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Ionian Islands
Periphunit:	Zakynthos
Pop Municunit:	4440
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	104.9
Coordinates:	37.75°N 67°W
Licence:	ZA

Artemisia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αρτεμισία) is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] It is on the central west coast of the island. It has a land area of 104.890 km^2[2] and a 2021 census population of 4,440 inhabitants. Its municipal seat was the town of Machairado.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Artemisia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agia Marina
• Agioi Pantes
• Agios Leontas (Agios Leontas, Fterini)
• Fiolitis
• Galaro
• Gyri
• Koiliomenos
• Lagkadakia
• Lagopodo
• Loucha
• Machairado
• Romiri
• Vougiato (Vougiato, Melinado)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .