Artemisia
Αρτεμισία
Artemisia is located in Greece
Artemisia
Artemisia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 20°47′E / 37.750°N 20.783°E / 37.750; 20.783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionIonian Islands
Regional unitZakynthos
MunicipalityZakynthos
  Municipal unit104.9 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
4,612
  Municipal unit density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationZA

Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία) is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is on the central west coast of the island. It has a land area of 104.890 km²[3] and a 2011 census population of 4,612 inhabitants. Its municipal seat was the town of Machairado (pop. 941). Other large towns are Romiri (605), Lagopodo (483), Ágios Léontas (393), Lagkadákia (357), Koiliomenos (391), and Vougiáto (306).

Subdivisions

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

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.