Erymanthos (municipality)

For other uses, see Erymanthus.
Erymanthos
Ερύμανθος
Municipality
Erymanthos is located in Greece
Erymanthos
Erymanthos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°6′N 21°47′E / 38.100°N 21.783°E / 38.100; 21.783
CountryGreece
Geographic regionPeloponnese
Administrative regionWestern Greece
Regional unitAchaea
Area
 • Municipality
582.1 km2 (224.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
8,211
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websiteerymanthos.gov.gr
View of Ntaska Reservoir close to Erymantheia and Velimachi villages, Tritaia region, Achaia, Greece.
Asteri Dam or Parapiros Dam in Erymanthos municipality. View of the lake. The temporary islet with Saint Theodores' chapel of Mitopolis village sinking. Mt. Erymanthos in the background.

Erymanthos (Greek: Ερύμανθος) is a municipality in Achaea, Western Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chalandritsa.[2] The municipality has an area of 582.139 km2.[3] It was named after Mount Erymanthos.

Municipality

The municipality Erymanthos was formed at the 1/1/2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities and communities, that became municipal units:[2]

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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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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