Aspropotamos, Evrytania Explained

Aspropotamos
Name Local:Ασπροπόταμος
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Central Greece
Periphunit:Evrytania
Pop Municunit:1386
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:125.954
Coordinates:39.15°N 49°W
Licence:ΚΗ

Aspropotamos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ασπροπόταμος) is a former municipality in the northwestern part of Evrytania, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrafa, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 125.954 km2.[2] Population 1,386 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Raptopoulo. Aetolia-Acarnania is to the west and the Karditsa regional unit to the north. Aspropotamos is located west-southwest of Karditsa, northwest of Karpenisi and north-northeast of Agrinio. The municipality was named after the Aspropòtamos river ("white river" in greek).

Subdivisions

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

Other

Aspropotamos has a few schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office.

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 .