Amorgiani
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Amorgiani Αμοργιανοί |
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Prefecture: | Aitoloakarnania |
Province: | Valtos |
Municipality: | Inachos |
Number of municipal districts: | 4 (See below) |
Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.863 (38°51'42") N 21.347 (21°20'53") E |
Population: (2001) -Municipal district: -Village: Percent of the municipality |
439 559 7.12% |
Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Acheloos River 188 m northern part |
Postal code: | GR-300 18 |
Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-26420 |
Car designation: | AI |
Amorgiani or Amorgianoi (Greek: Αμοργιανοί) is the name of a Greek village. The village belongs to the municipality of Inachos in the Valtos province and the Aetolia and Acarnania prefecture. The 2001 population census was 439 inhabitants, slipping from 664 in the 1981 census due to many inhabitants left for better lifestyle in larger towns and cities in Greece and some outside. The altitude of the village is 170 meters. Some ancient ruins are located near the old village.
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[edit] Settlements
- Malateika
- Prantiko (Πραντικό) [2001 pop: 3]
- Chamoriki or Hamoriki
[edit] Population
Year | Municipal population | Change | Municipal district | Percent of the prefecture |
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1981 | 664 | - | - | - | |
1991 | 476 | -188 or -28.31 % | - | - | |
2001 | 439 | -187 or -7.77 % | 0.53% | 553 | 71.2 % |
[edit] Other
Amorgiani has a school, a lyceum, a church, and a few squares (plateies). Its nearest gymnasium (secondary school) is in Neo Chalkiopoulo.
[edit] External links
- Amorgiani on GTP Travel Pages
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- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
- List of settlements in the Aitolia-Akarnania prefecture
- List of municipalities in Greece
[edit] Bibliography
- Domi Encyclopedia - Vol III - pg. 248 - Tegopoulou-Maniatea - Athens, 1996
- Stamatelatos M.& Vamva F. - Geographical Dictionary of Greece (Γεωγραφικό λεξικό της Ελλάδας) - Volume I, pg. 99 - To Vima - newspaper edition - Athens, 2006
The municipality of Inachos |
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Agridi | Alevrada (Kremasta Sykias | Pistiana) | Amorgiani | Babiali | Chalkiopoulo | Empessos | Giannopoulo | Malesiada | Patiopoulo | Perdikaki (Pigadia) | Petronas | Podogora | Stathas | Triklino | Vrouviana |
Greece | West Greece | Aetolia-Acarnania | Valtos | Inachos |