Aliartos

Aliartos
Αλιάρτος
Location
Aliartos
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Central Greece
Regional unit: Boeotia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
 - Population: 12,300
 - Area: 256.9 km2 (99 sq mi)
 - Density: 48 /km2 (124 /sq mi)
Municipal unit
 - Population: 6,351
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΒΙ

Aliartos (Greek: Αλιάρτος) is a municipality in the Boeotia regional unit, Greece, at 109 kilometres from Athens. Population 6,351 (2001). It is the center of the Kopais (Kωπαΐδα) valley. Its name comes from the ancient city of Haliartus.

Municipality

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

References

  1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)