Acheloos (municipality)

Acheloos
Αχελώος
Acheloos

Coordinates: 39°13′N 21°25′E / 39.217°N 21.417°E / 39.217; 21.417Coordinates: 39°13′N 21°25′E / 39.217°N 21.417°E / 39.217; 21.417
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Karditsa
Municipality Argithea
Population (2001)[1]
  Municipal unit 1,690
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΚΑ

Acheloos (Greek: Αχελώος) is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argithea, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is named after the Acheloos River. Population 1,690 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Vragkiana.

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)


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