Amfilochia

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Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία), also Amfilohia and Amphilochia is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture in Greece, on the site of ancient Amfilochia. Under the Ottoman Empire, it was known as Karvassaras (< caravanserai).

Amfilochia is situated by the Ambracian Gulf and features an amphitheatre. Amfilochia dates back to the ancient times and also features the ancient city of Limnaia (Limnea).

Subdivisions

• Amfilochia (Αμφιλοχία)
• Boukka
• Limnaia
• Platos
• Ampelaki (Αμπελακίο)
• Amfilochiko Argos
• Ariada
• Kampos
• Keramidi
• Anixiatiko (Ανοιξιάτικο)
• Agia Triada
• Katafourko
• Mavrorrachi
• Petralona
• Profitis Ilia (Plakota)
• Ptelea
• Psila Alonia
• Skreiko
• Triantafylloula
• Tsoukka
• Kechrinia (Κεχρινιά)
• Agioi Theodoroi
• Falangias
• Kanalos
• Kompothekla
• Makrychoria
• Loutro (Λουτρο)
• Krikellos
• Xirakia
• Megalos Kambos (Μ. Κάμπος)
• Sardinio (Σαρδηνίο)
• Sparto (Σπάρτο)
• Pigadaki
• Tria Alonia
• Stanos (Στάνος)
• Varetada (Βαρετάδα)

Population

Year	Town population	Change	Municipal district population	Municipal population	Change	Percent of the prefecture
1981	5,034	-	-	-	-	-
1991	4,392	-642 or -12.75%	-	13,711	-	-
2001	4,119	-273 or -6.22%	4,681	12,834	-877 or -6.4%	5.72%

Persons

• Kostas Mentis (1913-November 27, 1983), a Greek actor

Other

Amfilochia has schools, a lyceum (middle school), a few gymnasia (secondary schools), churches, banks, a supermarket a port and squares (plateia).

Transportation

Amfilochia is linked with the GR-5 (E55 and E951, Antirrio - Messolonghi - Ioannina) and is also linked with the GR-42 serving the extreme northwestern parts including Vonitsa, Preveza and the entire island of Lefkada. Amfilochia will be linked with the Ioniki Odos (Greek Superhighway 5 though the superhighway or motorway numbering system is not yet implemented). Amfilochia is not linked with a railway.

Notable people

• Kyriakos Sfetsas (1945) composer

References

A part of this article is translated from the German Wikipedia

External links

• Amfilochia (municipality) information
• Amfilochia (town) information

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