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Aroania

Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E / 37.883; 22.017
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Aroania
Αροάνια
Aroania is located in Greece
Aroania
Aroania
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°1′E / 37.883°N 22.017°E / 37.883; 22.017
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityKalavryta
Districts11
Area
 • Municipal unit173.8 km2 (67.1 sq mi)
Elevation
782 m (2,566 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,259
 • Municipal unit density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Community
49
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 16
Vehicle registrationAX

Aroania (Greek: Αροάνια) (also known as "Sopoto") 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 seat of administration was in the town of Psofida. The municipality is named after the village and the mountain.

Subdivisions

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

Notable people

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Population

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Year Population
1991 2,315
2001 2,551
2011 1,619
2021 1,259

References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  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.