Gavalou

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Gavalou
Γαβαλού
Statistics
Prefecture: Aitolia-Akarnania
Province: Trichonida
Municipality: Makryneia
Municipal district: Gavalou (seat)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
38.5085 (38° 31' 29") N
21.50105 (21° 31' 40") E
Population: (2001)
-
Percent of the municipality
1,386
2.3%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:
Lake Trichonida
78 m
southern part
Postal code: GR-300 15
YPES code: 0215
Car designation: ME/AI?

Gavalou, also with the u accented. (Greek: Γαβαλού) is a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its 2001 population was 1,386. Gavalou is in the municipality of Gavalou. The town is located south and southeast of Lake Trichonida.

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[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Subdivisions

  • Kourteleika (Kourtelaiika)

[edit] Population

Year Population Change Municipal district Percent of the
municipal district		 Percent of the
municipality
1991 1,383 -24 or % - - -
2001 1,386 +3 or % 1,484 93.4% 26.44%

[edit] Geography

Its geography includes farmlands within the shoreline and mountains to the south with forests and grasslands.

[edit] History

The town has struck by several earthquakes, its epicenter was located in nearby Lake Trichonida, close to the centre. The first quake rumbled at around 2 AM, the second around 6 AM, three earthquakes shook at 10:13, 10:14 and 10:15 AM, and the last one at around 10:15 pm, it measured 5.3, 5.4, 5.6 and 5.7 on the Richter scale. Several houses and buildings were damaged and were in the minor ranges.

[edit] Transportation

Gavalou is linked with a road linking the GR-5 (Antirrio - Messolongi - Arta - Ioannina) and the eastern half. Makryneia is located south of Karpenisi, WNW of Nafpaktos, north of Messolongi, ENE of Aitoliko and ESE of Agrinio.

[edit] Other

Gavalou has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (high school), banks, churches, a post office, a few supermarkets, a police station, pharmacies and a square (plateia).

[edit] External links

Municipal districts of the municipality of Makryneia
Agios Andreas (Ano Metapa) | Akres (Saranti | Varka) | Dafnia (Palaiozefgari) | Gavalou (Kourteleika) | Kato Makrinou | Kapsorrachi (Palaiochori | Makrinou (Agia Triada | Agioi Apostoloi | Kypseli | Metaxa) | Mesarista (Kazaneika | Paradeisi | Tsiligianneika) | Potamoula Messolongiou | Trichonio
Greece | West Greece | Aitolia-Akarnania | Trichonida | Makryneia
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