Amfilochia Αμφιλοχία | |
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  Amfilochia Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates:38°51′N21°10′E / 38.850°N 21.167°E /38.850; 21.167 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Aetolia-Acarnania |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,091.0 km2 (421.2 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 397.9 km2 (153.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 14,979 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 9,154 |
| • Municipal unit density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,241 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 305 00 |
| Area code(s) | 26420 |
Amfilochia (Greek:Αμφιλοχία) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part ofAetolia-Acarnania inGreece, on the site ofancient Amfilochia. Under theOttoman Empire, it was known asKarvasaras (Καρβασαράς; fromcaravanserai).
Amfilochia is situated by theAmbracian Gulf and features an amphitheatre. Amfilochia dates back to the ancient times and also features the ancient cities ofAmphilochian Argos andLimnaia (or Limnaea).
According toPausanias, the settlement is named after kingAmphilochos, son ofAmphiaraus. After the fall ofTroy, Amphilochos settled in the area, which consequently was called Amphilochoi until the time of Pausanias.[2]
Under the Ottoman Empire,Ali Pasha of Ioannina, forcibly relocated residents of another village to the current location of the town and established a motel (serai in Turkish) to serve passing caravans. This was how the name Karvasaras came up.[3]
In July 1944 abattle took place in the town betweenELAS of theGreek Resistance against theoccupation forces and theirlocal collaborators, that resulted in victory for the Resistance.[4]
The municipality Amfilochia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[5]
The municipality has an area of 1090.991 km2, the municipal unit 397.879 km2.[6]
The municipal unit of Amfilochia is divided into the following communities:[5]
| Year | Town | Community | Municipal unit | Municipality |
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| 1981 | - | 6,637 | - | - |
| 1991 | 4,392 | - | 13,711 | - |
| 2001 | 4,119 | 4,681 | 12,834 | - |
| 2011 | 3,827 | 4,325 | 10,264 | 17,056 |
| 2021 | 3,791 | 4,241 | 9,154 | 14,979 |
Amfilochia has a port which is sometimes used for the import of grain. It is linked with theGR-5 (E55 andE951, Antirrio - Messolonghi - Ioannina) and is also traversed by theGR-42 that servesVonitsa,Preveza and the island ofLefkada. Amfilochia is linked with theIonia Odos, a toll road that bypasses the town itself. Amfilochia is not linked with a railway.
A part of this article is translated from the German Wikipedia
| Regional unit ofAchaea |  | |
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| Regional unit ofAetolia-Acarnania | ||
| Regional unit ofElis | ||
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