Afetes (Greek: Αφέτες) is a village and a former municipality in Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 80.744 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Afetes is situated in the Pelion peninsula, 2 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 4 km southwest of Neochori, 6 km northwest of Argalasti and 23 km southeast of Volos.
Afetes
Αφέτες | |
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Coordinates: 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283°N 23.183°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Thessaly |
Regional unit | Magnesia |
Municipality | South Pelion |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 80.7 km2 (31.2 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,255 |
• Municipal unit density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
• Community | 221 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 370 10 |
Area code(s) | 24230 |
Vehicle registration | ΒΟ |
The name Afetes was taken from the ancient port Aphetae. The Persian fleet occupied the bay of Aphetae before the Battle of Artemisium, in 480 BC.[4]
Subdivisions edit
The municipal unit Afetes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[citation needed]
Population edit
Year | Municipal unit population | Community population |
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1991 | 2,091 | - |
2001 | 1,838 | 252 |
2011 | 1,746 | 341 |
2021 | 1,255 | 221 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphetae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 157.