Aspropotamos, Trikala

Aspropotamos (Greek: Ασπροπόταμος meaning the white river) is a former community in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalampaka, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The 2011 census recorded 419 residents in the municipal unit.[1] The seat of the community was in Kallirroi (pop. 42).

Aspropotamos

Ασπροπόταμος
Aspropotamos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°38′N 21°18′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
MunicipalityKalampaka
 • Municipal unit297.082 km2 (114.704 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
419
 • Municipal unit density1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
420 36
420 37
Area code(s)+30-2432-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationTKx-xxxx

Name

The community was named after the river Aspropotamos, a tributary of the Acheloos.

Geography

Aspropotamos is located in the southern Pindus mountains, in the westernmost part of Trikala regional unit, about 40 km west of Trikala and 20 km southeast of Metsovo. Aspropotamos covers an area of 297.082 km2.[3] The largest settlement in the municipal unit is Agía Paraskeví (pop. 69).[1]

Subdivisions

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

Population
YearPopulation
19911,028
20011,404
2011419
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See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  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.
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