Aspropotamos, Trikala

Aspropotamos
Ασπροπόταμος
Aspropotamos

Coordinates: 39°38′N 21°18′E / 39.633°N 21.300°ECoordinates: 39°38′N 21°18′E / 39.633°N 21.300°E
Country Greece
Administrative region Thessaly
Regional unit Trikala
Municipality Kalampaka
 • Municipal unit 297.082 km2 (114.704 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 419
 • Municipal unit density 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 420 36
420 37
Area code(s) +30-2432-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registration TKx-xxxx

Aspropotamos (Greek: Ασπροπόταμος meaning the white river) is a former community in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalampaka, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The 2011 census recorded 416 residents in the municipal unit.[1] The seat of the community was in Kallirroi (pop. 42).

Name

The community was named after the river Aspropotamos, a tributary of the Acheloos.

Geography

Aspropotamos is located in the southern Pindus mountains, in the westernmost part of Trikala regional unit, about 40 km west of Trikala and 20 km southeast of Metsovo. Aspropotamos covers an area of 297.082 km2 The largest settlement in the municipal unit is Agía Paraskeví (pop. 69).[1]

Subdivisions

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

Population

Year Population
1991 1,028
2001 1,404

See also

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek).
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)