Aroania

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For the eponymous mountain see Aroania (mountain).
Aroania
Αροάνια
Aroania is located in Greece
Aroania
Aroania
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E / 37.883; 22.017Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E / 37.883; 22.017
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityKalavryta
Districts11
 • Municipal unit173.8 km2 (67.1 sq mi)
Elevation
782 m (2,566 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,619
 • Municipal unit density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population46 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 16
Vehicle registrationKK

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 municipal unit has an area of 173.804 km2.[3] The population is 1,619 (2011 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):

Notable people[]

Population[]

Year Population
1991 2,315
2001 2,551
2011 1,619

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

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