Aroania
Αροάνια | |
|---|---|
  Aroania Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Kalavryta |
| Districts | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 173.8 km2 (67.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 782 m (2,566 ft) |
| Population (2021)
[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,259 |
| • Municipal unit density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Community | 49 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 16 |
| Vehicle registration | AX |
Aroania ( Greek: Αροάνια) (also known as "Sopoto") is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. [2] The municipal unit has an area of 173.804 km2. [3] The seat of administration was in the town of Psofida. The municipality is named after the village and the mountain.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Aroania is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agrampela (Agrampela, Platanitsa)
- Agridi
- Alestaina
- Anastasi (Anastasi, Moni Agion Theodoron)
- Aroania
- Desino
- Kamenianoi (Kamenianoi, Drovolovo)
- Lechouri (Lechouri, Kerasea, Selli)
- Livartzi (Livartzi, Livadi, Livartzino)
- Plaka
- Psofida (Psofida, Ano Psofida, Ano Tripotama, Kato Tripotama, Tripotama, Vasiliki)
- Seires (Seires, Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Georgios, Krini, Thomaiika)
Notable people
- Ioannis Sofianopoulos (1887–1951), politician
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,315 |
| 2001 | 2,551 |
| 2011 | 1,619 |
| 2021 | 1,259 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
