Aroania

For the eponymous mountain see Aroania (mountain).
Aroania
Αροάνια
Municipal unit
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

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
2021 1,259

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. ^ "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.