Acherontas

Summary

Acherontas (Greek: Αχέροντας) is a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Souli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 67.343 km2.[3] It was named after the river Acheron. Population 1,947 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Gardiki Souli.

Acherontas
Αχέροντας
Acherontas is located in Greece
Acherontas
Acherontas
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°21′N 20°34′E / 39.350°N 20.567°E / 39.350; 20.567
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalitySouli
Area
 • Municipal unit67.3 km2 (26.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,947
 • Municipal unit density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΝ

References edit

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  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.