AMFILOCHIA

'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).

Contents

Subdivisions

Population

Persons

Other

Transportation

References

External links

Subdivisions

★ 'Amfilochia' (Αμφιλοχία)

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★ Boukka

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★ Limnaia

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★ Platos

★ Ampelaki (Αμπελακίο)

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★ Amfilochiko Argos

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★ Ariada

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★ Kampos

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★ Keramidi

★ Anixiatiko (Ανοιξιάτικο)

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★ Agia Triada

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★ Katafourko

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★ Mavrorrachi

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★ Petralona

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★ Profitis Ilia (Plakota)

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★ Ptelea

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★ Psila Alonia

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★ Skreiko

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★ Triantafylloula

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★ Tsoukka

★ Kechrinia (Κεχρινιά)

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★ Agioi Theodoroi

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★ Falangias

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★ Kanalos

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★ Kompothekla

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★ Makrychoria

★ Loutro (Λουτρο)

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★ Krikellos

★ Xirakia

★ Megalos Kambos (Μ. Κάμπος)

★ Sardinio (Σαρδηνίο)

★ Sparto (Σπάρτο)

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★ Pigadaki

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★ 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.

References

''A part of this article is translated from the German Wikipedia''

External links

★ Amfilochia (municipality) information

★ Amfilochia (town) information

★ Amfilochia on Google Maps