Aroania

Aroania Αροάνια
Aroania municipal unit
Aroania
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°ECoordinates: 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
• Municipal unit	173.18 km^2 (66.87 sq mi)
Highest elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Lowest elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,551
• Municipal unit density	15/km^2 (38/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	250 16
Vehicle registration	KK

Aroania (Greek: Αροάνια) 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 population is 2,551 (2001 census). The seat of administration was in the town 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

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)

External links

• Aroania on GTP Travel Pages