Kompóti (Greek: Κομπότι, pronounced [koˈboti]) is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 38.486 km2.[3] The Greek National Road 5/E55 connects Kompoti with Messolonghi to the south and Arta and Ioannina to the north. Kompoti is located north of Amfilochia and Agrinio, east-northeast of Preveza and southeast of Arta. The Ambracian Gulf is to the south. Kompoti became part of Greece in 1881.
Kompóti
Κομπότι | |
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Kompóti Location within the regional unit | |
Coordinates: 39°06′N 21°05′E / 39.100°N 21.083°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Arta |
Municipality | Nikolaos Skoufas |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 2,392 |
• Municipal unit density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,645 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 470 40 |
Vehicle registration | ΑΤ |
The municipal unit Kompoti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Year | Village | Community | Municipal unit |
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1981 | 2,002 | - | - |
1991 | 2,050 | - | 3,287 |
2001 | 2,128 | 2,357 | 3,485 |
2011 | 1,544 | 1,650 | 2,542 |
2021 | 1,439 | 1,645 | 2,392 |
Kompoti has a few schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office, and a square.
Kompoti is the birthplace of Nikolaos Skoufas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκουφάς), one of the founders of Filiki Eteria meaning Society of Friends in Greek, which was a secret organization working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.