Acheloos (municipality)

Summary

Acheloos (Greek: Αχελώος) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argithea, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 87.430 km2.[3] It is named after the Acheloos River. Population 913 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Vragkiana.

Acheloos
Αχελώος
Acheloos is located in Greece
Acheloos
Acheloos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°13′N 21°25′E / 39.217°N 21.417°E / 39.217; 21.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitKarditsa
MunicipalityArgithea
Area
 • Municipal unit87.4 km2 (33.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
913
 • Municipal unit density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΑ

References edit

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.