Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality)

Georgios Karaiskakis
Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης
Location
Georgios Karaiskakis
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Epirus
Regional unit: Arta
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
 - Population: 9,016
 - Area: 466.7 km2 (180 sq mi)
 - Density: 19 /km2 (50 /sq mi)
Municipal unit
 - Population: 3,245
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: 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.[1]

Municipality

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:[1]

References

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