Afetes

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Afetes
Αφέτες
Location
Afetes (Greece)
Afetes
Coordinates 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283, 23.183Coordinates: 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283, 23.183
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max): 0 - 800 m (0 - 2625 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Thessaly
Prefecture: Magnesia
Districts: 5
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 1,754
Codes
Postal: 370 10
Area: 24230
Auto: ΒΟ

Afetes (Greek: Αφέτες), older forms: Afetai or Afete is a municipality in the Magnesia prefecture, Greece. Population 1,838 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Neochori. The origin of the name dates back to ancient times.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Profitis Ilias

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Afetes
  • Kalamaki
  • Lampinou
  • Neochori
    • Agios Dimitrios
    • Afyssos
  • Megali Vryssi
  • Plaka
  • Zervochia or Zervohia
  • Syki

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Geography

The Pelio mountains dominate the area, the valley covers the central part, and farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables. The Pagasetic Gulf dominates the western part.

[edit] Population

Year Municipal population Change Percent of the
prefecture		 Municipal district and
village population		 Change Percent of the
municipality
1981 - - - - - - -
1991 2,091 - - - - - -
2001 1,838 -253 or 12.1% 0.88% 252 -316 or -33.19% 1,468 82.8% 26.51%

[edit] Other

Afetes has a school, church, a gymnasium (middle school), a lyceum (high school), banks and a few squares (plateia).

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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