Aspropotamos, Trikala

Summary

Aspropotamos (Greek: Ασπροπόταμος meaning "white river") is a former community in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Meteora, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The 2021 census recorded 218 residents in the municipal unit.[1] The seat of the community was in Kallirroi.

Aspropotamos
Ασπροπόταμος
Aspropotamos is located in Greece
Aspropotamos
Aspropotamos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°38′N 21°18′E / 39.633°N 21.300°E / 39.633; 21.300
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
MunicipalityMeteora
Area
 • Municipal unit297.082 km2 (114.704 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
218
 • Municipal unit density0.73/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
420 36, 420 37
Area code(s)+30-2432
Vehicle registrationTK

Name edit

The community was named after the river Aspropotamos, a tributary of the Acheloos.

Geography edit

Aspropotamos is located in the southern Pindus mountains, in the westernmost part of Trikala regional unit, about 40 km west of Trikala and 20 km southeast of Metsovo. Aspropotamos covers an area of 297.082 km2.[3] The largest community in the municipal unit is Kallirroi (pop. 55).[1]

Subdivisions edit

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

Population edit

Year Population
1991 1,028
2001 1,404
2011 419
2021 218

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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.

External links edit

  • Local website