Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality) explained

Georgios Karaiskakis
Name Local:Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης
Type:municipality
Periphunit:Arta
Pop Municipality:5278
Area Municipality:463.9
Pop Municunit:1978
Area Municunit:174.2
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:39.1667°N 32°W
Postal Code:470 48
Licence:ΑΤ

Georgios Karaiskakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) is a municipality in the regional unit of Arta, Greece, named after Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the Greek War of Independence. The seat of the municipality is in Ano Kalentini.[1]

Municipality

The present municipality Georgios Karaiskakis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]

The municipality has an area of 463.889 km2, the municipal unit 174.179 km2.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. 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 .