Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality)

Place in Greece

Georgios Karaiskakis

Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης

Georgios Karaiskakis

Location within the region

Coordinates: 39°10′N 21°11′E﻿ / ﻿39.167°N 21.183°E﻿ / 39.167; 21.183
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Epirus
Regional unit| Arta
Area

• Municipality| 463.9 km2 (179.1 sq mi)
• Municipal unit| 174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[1]

• Municipality

| 5,780
• Municipality density| 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
• Municipal unit

| 2,287
• Municipal unit density| 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

470 48

Vehicle registration| ΑΤ

Georgios Karaiskakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) is a municipality in the regional unit of Arta, Greece, named after Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the Greek War of Independence. The seat of the municipality is in Ano Kalentini.[2]

## Municipality[edit]

The present municipality Georgios Karaiskakis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

* Georgios Karaiskakis
* Irakleia
* Tetrafylia

The municipality has an area of 463.889 km2, the municipal unit 174.179 km2.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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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Administrative division of the Epirus Region

Area
9,203 km2 (3,553 sq mi)
Population
336,856 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
18 (since 2011)
Capital
Ioannina

Regional unit of Arta|

* Arta
* Central Tzoumerka
* Georgios Karaiskakis
* Nikolaos Skoufas

Regional unit of Ioannina|

* Dodoni
* Ioannina
* Konitsa
* Metsovo
* North Tzoumerka
* Pogoni
* Zagori
* Zitsa

Regional unit of Preveza|

* Parga
* Preveza
* Ziros

Regional unit of Thesprotia|

* Filiates
* Igoumenitsa
* Souli

Regional governor
Alexandros Kachrimanis [el] (since 2014)
Decentralized Administration
Epirus and Western Macedonia

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Georgios Karaiskakis

Municipal unit of Georgios Karaiskakis|

* Diasello
* Dimari
* Kleidi
* Petra
* Skoulikaria

Municipal unit of Irakleia|

* Ano Kalentini
* Dichomoiri
* Retsiana
* Velentziko

Municipal unit of Tetrafylia|

* Astrochori
* Elati
* Kastania
* Megalochari
* Mesopyrgos
* Miliana
* Piges

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