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Agrafa Άγραφα
Municipality
Agrafa is located in GreeceAgrafaAgrafaLocation within the region
Coordinates: 39°8′N 21°39′E / 39.133°N 21.650°E / 39.133; 21.650
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitEvrytania
Area
 • Municipality920.3 km (355.3 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit28,826 km (11,130 sq mi)
Elevation800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 • Municipality5,983
 • Density6.5/km (17/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit1,044
 • Municipal unit density0.036/km (0.094/sq mi)
 • Community377
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code360 73
Area code(s)22370
Vehicle registrationΚΗ

Agrafa (Greek: Άγραφα) is a village and a municipality in Evrytania, Central Greece. Its administrative center is the village Kerasochori. It is named after the wide mountainous region of Agrafa, of which it occupies only the SW part.

It consists of villages and hamlets spread on the mountain slopes around the river Agrafiotis. Like the rest of Agrafa area, they are known for their complete autonomy throughout the four centuries of Ottoman occupation of Greece, being home to many bands of fighters against the Ottoman rule; including Antonis Katsantonis who is considered as the local hero.

The villages are still undeveloped touristically. There are some basic facilities in the bigger villages - family-run hostels and taverns.

Municipality

The municipality Agrafa was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units (constituent communities in brackets):

  • Agrafa (Agrafa, Epiniana, Marathos, Monastiraki, Tridendro, Trovato, Vrangiana)
  • Aperantia (Granitsa, Limeri, Lithochori, Sivista, Topoliana, Valaora, Voulpi)
  • Aspropotamos (Kedra, Lepiana, Neo Argyri, Prasia, Raptopoulo)
  • Fragkista (Anatoliki Fragkista, Dytiki Fragkista, Episkopi, Marathia, Palaiochori, Palaiokatouna, Tripotamo)
  • Viniani (Agios Dimitrios, Chryso, Dafni, Kerasochori, Mavrommata, Viniani)

The municipality has an area of 920.341 km, the municipal unit 288.574 km.

External links

References

  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. Sakalis, Alex (18 October 2021). "The Greek region too remote for maps". BBC Travel. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. "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.
Administrative division of the Central Greece Region
Area
15,549 km (6,004 sq mi)
Population
547,390 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
25 (since 2011)
Capital
Lamia
Regional unit of Boeotia
Regional unit of Euboea
Regional unit of Evrytania
Regional unit of Phocis
Regional unit of Phthiotis
Regional governor
Fanis Spanos (since 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Thessaly and Central Greece
Subdivisions of the municipality of Agrafa
Municipal unit of Agrafa
  • Agrafa
  • Epiniana
  • Marathos
  • Monastiraki
  • Tridendro
  • Trovato
  • Vrangiana
Municipal unit of Aperantia
  • Granitsa
  • Limeri
  • Lithochori
  • Sivista
  • Topoliana
  • Valaora
  • Voulpi
Municipal unit of Aspropotamos
  • Kedra
  • Lepiana
  • Neo Argyri
  • Prasia
  • Raptopoulo
Municipal unit of Fragkista
  • Anatoliki Fragkista
  • Dytiki Fragkista
  • Episkopi
  • Marathia
  • Palaiochori
  • Palaiokatouna
  • Tripotamo
Municipal unit of Viniani
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