Evrostina

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Evrostina
Ευρωστίνα
Evrostina is located in Greece
Evrostina
Evrostina
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°24′E / 38.067°N 22.400°E / 38.067; 22.400Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°24′E / 38.067°N 22.400°E / 38.067; 22.400
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalityXylokastro-Evrostina
 • Municipal unit101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,088
 • Municipal unit density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Community
 • Population750 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
200 09
Area code(s)27430
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Evrostina (Greek: Ευρωστίνα) is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 101.415 km2.[3] The seat of administration of the former municipality was the town Derveni.

Geography[]

Evrostina is a mountain village, situated at about 650 m elevation between the mountain (elevation 1757 m) to the south and the mountain (elevation 1208 m) to the northwest. The most populous village of the municipal unit, Derveni, is 7 km to the north on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth. Evrostina is 20 km west of Xylokastro and 50 km west of Corinth.

Subdivisions[]

The municipal unit Evrostina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Derveni (Derveni, Mavra Litharia, Petalou)
  • Evrostina (Evrostina, Ano Aigialos, Koumarias, Rozena)
  • (Kallithea, Skoupaiika)
  • Likoporia
  • Pyrgos
  • (Sarantapicho, Sarantapichiotika)
  • (Chelydoreo, Mentourgianika)

Historical population[]

Year Community Municipal unit
1981 1,347 -
1991 1,060 5,688
2001 1,084 5,882
2011 750 4,088

See also[]

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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