Kompoti

Kompoti Κομπότι
Location
Kompoti
Coordinates	39°6′N 21°5′E / 39.100°N 21.083°E / 39.100; 21.083Coordinates: 39°6′N 21°5′E / 39.100°N 21.083°E / 39.100; 21.083
Location within the regional unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Administrative region:	Epirus
Regional unit:	Arta
Municipality:	Nikolaos Skoufas
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1]
Municipal unit
- Population:	3,485
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto:	ΑΤ

Kompoti (Greek: Κομπότι /kobóti/) is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] In 2001 its population was 2,128 for the town, 2,385 for the community and 3,485 for the municipal unit. The Greek National Road 5/E55 connects Kompoti with Messolonghi to the south and Arta and Ioannina to the north. Kompoti is located north of Amfilochia and Agrinio, east-northeast of Preveza and southeast of Arta. The Ambracian Gulf is to the south. Kompoti became part of Greece in 1881.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kompoti is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Kompoti (Kompoti, Agios Nikolaos)
• Foteino
• Sellades (Sellades, Alonia)

Population

Other

Kompoti has a few schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office, and a square.

Kompoti is the birthplace of Nikolaos Skoufas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκουφάς), one of the founders of Filiki Eteria meaning Society of Friends in Greek, which was a secret organization working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.

External links

Look up kompoti in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• http://www.kompoti.gr
• Kompoti (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
• Kompoti (village) on GTP Travel Pages

References

	Arta	Peta	Georgios Karaiskakis
	Arachthos		Menidi
	Kompoti
		Ambracian Gulf