Peta, Greece

Peta (Greek: Πέτα) is a town and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 105.571 km2.[3] In 2011 its population was 1,563 for the town, 4,105 for the community and 4,781 for the municipal unit. Peta is located north of Amfilochia, northeast of Arta, south-southeast of Ioannina and east of Preveza. The Arachthos River and its reservoir lies to the northwest.

Peta

Πέτα
Peta
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°10′N 21°02′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitArta
MunicipalityNikolaos Skoufas
 • Municipal unit105.6 km2 (40.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,781
 • Municipal unit density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Community
 • Population4,105 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΤ

Subdivisions

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

  • Peta (Peta, Agios Dimitrios, Amfithea, Ano Agioi Anargyroi, Kleisto, Neochoraki, Pournari)
  • Markiniada (Markiniada, Diasella, Zygos, Megkla, Melates)
  • Megarchi

Population
YearVillage populationCommunity populationMunicipal unit population
1981-3,515-
19911,807-4,771
20011,9163,8964,904
20111,5634,1054,781

History

The battle of Peta took place in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence. The Ottoman ruled the region until 1881. The tract of land northwest of Peta remained in Ottoman hands until the Balkan Wars of 1913. Its economy slowly improved.

Notable people
gollark: On ***two***?!
gollark: I mean, rarity-wise yes, but it doesn't always work that way.
gollark: _frantically adjusts Wants text_
gollark: I'll just go unname my aethers and stick them up, what could go wrong.
gollark: Assuming the laws of multiplication and wild random guessing hold true, I can put up four and get a gold?

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.
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