Asini Explained

Asini
Name Local:	Ασίνη
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Peloponnese
Periphunit:	Argolis
Pop Municunit:	5077
Pop Community:	1243
Population As Of:	2021
Area Municunit:	136.9
Coordinates:	37.5333°N 75°W
Postal Code:	210 60
Area Code:	27520
Licence:	AP

Asini (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ασίνη) is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, named after the ancient city of Asine. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafplio, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] The municipal unit has an area of 136.873 km².^[2] Population 5,077 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in .

Notable people

• Theodorus of Asine (4th century BC), philosopher

See also

• Asine

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 .