Evrostina

Evrostina (Greek: Ευρωστίνα) is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xylokastro-Evrostina, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 101.415 km2.[3] The seat of administration of the former municipality was the town Derveni.

Evrostina
Ευρωστίνα
Evrostina is located in Greece
Evrostina
Evrostina
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°4′N 22°24′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitCorinthia
MunicipalityXylokastro-Evrostina
 • Municipal unit101.4 km2 (39.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,088
 • Municipal unit density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population750 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
200 09
Area code(s)27430
Vehicle registrationΚΡ

Geography

Evrostina is a mountain village, situated at about 650 m elevation between the mountain Mavro oros (elevation 1757 m) to the south and the mountain Evrostina (elevation 1208 m) to the northwest. The most populous village of the municipal unit, Derveni, is 7 km to the north on the coast of the Gulf of Corinth. Evrostina is 20 km west of Xylokastro and 50 km west of Corinth.

Subdivisions

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

  • Derveni (Derveni, Mavra Litharia, Petalou)
  • Elliniko
  • Evrostina (Evrostina, Ano Aigialos, Koumarias, Rozena)
  • Kallithea (Kallithea, Skoupaiika)
  • Lygia
  • Likoporia
  • Pyrgos
  • Sarantapicho (Sarantapicho, Sarantapichiotika)
  • Stomio
  • Chelydoreo (Chelydoreo, Mentourgianika)

Historical population
YearCommunityMunicipal unit
19811,347-
19911,0605,688
20011,0845,882
20117504,088

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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