Oinofyta

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Oinofyta
Οινόφυτα
Location
Oinofyta (Greece)
Oinofyta
Coordinates 38°18′N 22°38′E / 38.3, 22.633Coordinates: 38°18′N 22°38′E / 38.3, 22.633
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 61 m (200 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Central Greece
Prefecture: Boeotia
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 8,195
 - Area:[2] 77.27 km² (30 sq mi)
 - Density: 106 /km² (275 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 320 11
Area: 22620
Auto: ΒΙ

Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα, English: "Wine plant") is a municipality composed by the previous villages of Agios Thomas, Kleidi and Oinofyta located in the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Viotia, close to the prefecture of Attica. The municipality includes the village of Agios Thomas. Its former name was Liatani.

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[edit] Historical population

Year Communal population Change Municipal population
1981 2,555 - -
1991 3,697 1,142/44.7% -
2001 - - -

[edit] Pollution

In December, 2007, official tests revealed that drinking water in Oinofyta was contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen chromium 6, which is used as an anti-corrosive in the production of stainless steel, paint, ink, plastics and dyes. For decades, factories have been dumping waste in the Asopos River, whose waters run from red to black and ripple with bubbling sludge.[3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ PDF (875 KB) 2001 Census (Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). www.statistics.gr. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ (Greek) Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www.ypes.gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
  3. ^ River runs purple and contaminates Greek town

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