Makryneia

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Municipality of Makryneia Δήμος Μακρυνείας ''Dimos Makryneias'
Statistics
Prefecture:	Aitolia-Akarnania
Province:	Trichonida
Seat:	Gavalou
Number of subdivisions:	10 (see below)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	38.5085 (38° 31' 29") N 21.50105 (21° 31' 40") E
Population: (2001) - Percent of the prefecture	5,241 2.3%
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:	Lake Trichonida 78 m southern part
Postal code:	GR-300 15
YPES code:	0215
Car designation:	ME/AI?

Makryneia, Makrynia, Makrineia or Makrinia, also with the first i and the second i at the last two accented. (Greek: Μακρυνεία) is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Population 5,241 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Gavalou. The municipality is located south and southeast of Lake Trichonida.

Municipal districts

• Agios Andreas
• Ano Metapa
• Akres
• Saranti
• Varka
• Dafnia
• Palaiozefgari
• Gavalou
• Kourteleika (Kourtelaiika)
• Kato Makrinou
• Kapsorrachi
• Palaiochori
• Makrinou
• Agia Triada
• Agioi Apostoloi
• Kypseli
• Metaxa
• Mesarista
• Kazaneika (Kazanaiika)
• Paradeisi
• Tsiligianneika (Tsiligiannaika)
• Potamoula Messolongiou
• Trichonio

Population

Year	Population	Change	Percent of the prefecture
1991	5,282	-	2.29%
2001	5,241	-41 or -0.78%	2.3%

Geography

Its geography includes farmlands within the shoreline and mountains to the south with forests and grasslands.

History

The municipality was struck by several earthquakes, its epicenter was located in nearby Lake Trichonida, close to the centre. The first quake rumbled at around 2 AM, the second around 6 AM, three earthquakes shook at 10:13, 10:14 and 10:15 AM, and the last one at around 10:15 pm, it measured 5.3, 5.4, 5.6 and 5.7 on the Richter scale. Several houses and buildings were damaged especially in Gavalou and Kato Makryniou where its village school was destruction to a classroom, the greatest news that no students attended the school as they were on holidays and a teacher.

Transportation

Makryneia is linked with a road linking the GR-5 (Antirrio - Messolongi - Arta - Ioannina) and the eastern half. Makryneia is located south of Karpenisi, WNW of Nafpaktosl, north of Messolongi, ENE of Aitoliko and ESE of Agrinio.

Other

Makryneia has schools, lyceums (middle school) gymnasia (high school), banks, churches, a post office, a few supermarkets, a police station, pharmacies and a square (plateia).

External links

• Makryneia on dhmoi.gr
• http://makrinia.tripod.com
• Makryneia on GTP Travel Pages
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