Amfilochia
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| Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία) | |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | West Greece |
| Prefecture: | Aetolia-Acarnania |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 12,834 |
| - Area: | 390.6 km² (151 sq.mi.) |
| - Density: | 33 /km² (85 /sq.mi.) |
| Codes | |
| Postal codes: | 305 00 |
| Area codes: | 26420 |
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Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία), also Amfilohia and Amphilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture in Greece. Amfilochia is also an ancient country existed in the ancient times. During the Ottoman or Turkish Rule, the town was known as Karvassaras
Amfilochia is situated by the Ambracian Gulf and features an amphitheatre. Amfilochia dates back to the ancient times and also features the ancient city of Limnaia (Limnea).
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία)
- Boukka
- Limnaia
- Platos
- Ampelaki (Αμπελακίο)
- Amfilochiko Argos
- Ariada
- Kampos
- Keramidi
- Anixiatiko (Ανοιξιάτικο)
- Agia Triada
- Katafourko
- Mavrorrachi
- Petralona
- Profitis Ilia (Plakota)
- Ptelea
- Psila Alonia
- Skreiko
- Triantafylloula
- Tsoukka
- Kechrinia (Κεχρινιά)
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Falangias
- Kanalos
- Kompothekla
- Makrychoria
- Loutro (Λουτρο)
- Krikellos
- Xirakia
- Megalos Kambos (Μ. Κάμπος)
- Sardinio (Σαρδηνίο)
- Sparto (Σπάρτο)
- Pigadaki
- Tria Alonia
- Stanos (Στάνος)
- Varetada (Βαρετάδα)
[edit] Population
| Year | Town population | Change | Municipal district population | Municipal population | Change | Percent of the prefecture |
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| 1981 | 5,034 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 4,392 | -642 or -12.75% | - | 13,711 | - | - |
| 2001 | 4,119 | -273 or -6.22% | 4,681 | 12,834 | -877 or -6.4% | 5.72% |
[edit] Other
Amfilochia has schools, a lyceum (middle school), a few gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, banks, a supermarket a port and squares (plateia).
[edit] Transportation
Amfilochia is linked with the GR-5 (E55 and E951, Antirrio - Messolonghi - Ioannina) and is also linked with the GR-42 serving the extreme northwestern parts including Vonitsa, Preveza and the entire island of Lefkada. Amfilochia will be linked with the Ioniki Odos (Greek Superhighway 5 though the superhighway or motorway numbering system is not yet implemented). Amfilochia is not linked with a railway.
[edit] References
A part of this article is translated from the German Wikipedia
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| Municipal districts of the municipality of Amfilochia |
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| Amfilochia (Boukka | Limnaia | Platos | Ampelaki (Amfilochiko Argos | Ariada | Kampos | Keramidi | Anixiatiko (Agia Triada | Katafourko | Mavrorrachi | Petralona | Profitis Ilia (Plakota) | Ptelea | Psila Alonia | Skreiko | Triantafylloula | Tsoukka) | Kechrinia (Agioi Theodoroi | Falangias | Kanalos | Kompothekla | Makrychoria | Loutro (Krikellos | Megalos Kampos | Sardinio | Sparto (Pigadaki | Tria Alonia | Stanos | Varetada |
| Greece | Western Greece | Aitolia-Akarnania | Vonitsa and Xiromeri | Amfilochia |
| Municipalities of the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture |
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| Agrinio • Aitoliko • Alyzia • Amfilochia • Anaktorio • Angelokastro • Antirrio • Apodotia • Arakynthos • Astakos • Chalkeia • Fyteies • Inachos • Kekropia • Makryneia • Medeon • Menidi • Messolonghi • Naupactus • Neapoli • Oiniades • Panaitoliko • Parakampylia • Paravola • Platanos • Pyllini • Stratos • Thermo • Thestieis |
