Aetolia-Acarnania

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Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture Νομός Αιτωλοακαρνανίας

Periphery	West Greece
Capital	Messolonghi
Population	223,188 (2005)Ranked 8th
Area	5,461 km² Ranked 1st
Population density	40.9/km²Ranked 39th
Number of provinces	5
Number of municipalities	29
Postal codes	30x xx
Area codes	263x0, 264x0
Licence plate code	ΑΙ, ΜΕ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-01
Website	www.aitoloakarnania.gr

Aetolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία, Aitoloakarnanía, also Aetoloacarnania) is one of the prefectures of Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece. The prefecture is a combination of the regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital for historical reasons is Mesolongi and its biggest city and economical centre is Agrinion. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese peninsula with Rio-Antirio Bridge. The surrounding prefectures are Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Eurytania to the northeast and Phocis to the east. It is the largest prefecture in area in Greece.

1 Geography
2 Climate
3 History
4 Population history
5 Transport
6 Communications
7 Provinces
8 Municipalities
9 Sporting teams
10 External links
11 See also

[edit] Geography

Mountains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the Acheloos which ends as a delta in a wetlands in the southwest. The prefecture excludes islands lying in the west which belongs to the Kefallinia prefecture. There is one reservoir and a lake in the central part. Its mountains includes the Panaitoliko in the northeast and the Acarnanian Mountains where a spring water company was founded.

[edit] Climate

Its climate varies from hot summers to mild winters in the low lying areas, cool winters dominate the mountain areas while in the highest elevations, summers are cool and snow and cold weather dominate the winter months in the Panaitolikon.Amalia Karabas

[edit] History

For the earlier history of Aetoloacarnania, see Aetolia or Acarnania.

Aetolia and Acarnania became a prefecture and merged to form Aetolia-Acarnania. In the 20th century, ferry services with Rion with the Peloponnese began. In the 1950s and the 1960s, ferry services began to use vehicles. A drawbridge linking the island of Lefkada began in the 1960s. The following years, GR-5 bypassed Messolonghi and Agrinion and GR-38 became connected with paved road with Eurytania and Phthiotida. In the late-1980s, the by-pass of Naupaktos began construction but after paving the road, the signs did not appear and until 1998, it was left unopened. In 1999, the road was re-repaired and finally opened to traffic. (I do not know who wrote this piece of information. In June 2006, there is still no Naupactos by-pass). In 2000, the construction of the Rio-Antirio or the Trikoupis Bridge connecting the Peloponnese began construction and was opened to traffic in August 2004. The superhighway, the Ioniki Odos (Ionian Highway/Route) which will run centrally bypassing communities and places at whole is in plan but the date of construction has yet set.

[edit] Population history

1991: 230,688
2001: 228,180

[edit] Transport

Greek National Road 5/E55, SE, S, Cen., N
Greek National Road 38, Cen., NE
Greek National Road 42, N, NW
Greek National Road 48/E65, SE
Road linking Agios Nikolaos, Astakos and Aitolikon, NW, W, SW, S

[edit] Communications

[edit] Radio

Agrinio 93.7 FM

[edit] Television

Acheloos TV - Agrinion
Lychnos, UHF channel 32 (religious), broadcasting from Nafpaktos
Nafpaktos TV - Naupaktos

[edit] Newspapers

Akarnania
En Bambini - Bambini
Vela
Nea Epohi, website: http://www.epoxi.gr
29Dytika, website: http://www.29dytika.gr

[edit] Provinces

Messolonghi - Messolonghi/Messolongi
Nafpaktia - Nafpaktos
Trichonida - Agrinio
Valtos - Amfilochia
Vonitsa and Xirokampi Province - Vonitsa

[edit] Municipalities

Municipality	YPES code	Seat (if different)
Agrinio	0202
Aitoliko	0203
Alyzia	0204	Kandila
Amfilochia	0205
Anaktorio	0206	Vonitsa
Angelokastro	0201
Antirrio	0207
Apodotia	0208	Ano Chora
Arakynthos	0209	Papadates
Astakos	0210
Chalkeia	0229	Gavrolimni
Fyteies	0228
Inachos	0213	Chalkiopoulo
Kekropia	0214	Palairos
Makryneia	0215	Gavalou
Medeon	0216	Katouna
Menidi	0217
Messolonghi	0218
Naupactus	0219
Neapoli	0220
Oiniades	0221	Neochori
Panaitoliko	0222	Skoutera
Parakampylia	0224	Agios Vlasios
Paravola	0223
Platanos	0225
Pyllini	0226	Simos
Stratos	0227
Thermo	0211
Thestieis	0212	Kainourgio