Platanitis

Platanitis
Platanitis; Πλατανίτης
	Platanitis
	Coordinates: 38°21′43″N 21°46′38″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality	Nafpaktia
Municipal unit	Antirrio
Population (2011)[1]
• Rural	606
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	300 20
Area code(s)	26340
Vehicle registration	ME

Platanitis (Greek: Πλατανίτης) is a settlement belonging to the community of Molykreio in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.[2] At the 2011 census, the village had 606 inhabitants.[1]

Geography

Platanitis is situated at the northwestern shore of the Gulf of Corinth, about 4 km northeast of Antirrio and the Rio–Antirrio bridge and 6.5 km southwest of Nafpaktos.[3] The Greek National Road 48/E65 (Antirrio-Nafpaktos-Livadeia) runs through the village. There is a stone bridge over the small stream Platanorema (Kakavos), built in the late 19th century.[2] Uphill towards the northwest is the smaller settlement of Ano Platanitis, also part of the community of Molykreio.

History

In 1951 Platanitis was recognized as a settlement within the community of Molykreio. In 1989, it became part of the municipality of Antirrio and in 2011 it became part of the municipality of Nafpaktia.[4]

Historical population

Census	Settlement
2001[5]	363
2011[1]	606

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References

"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
"Molykreio". Nafpaktia (in Greek). 2017-12-09.
"Distances between villages, towns and cities" (in Greek). Apostaseis. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
"ΕΕΤΑΑ local government changes" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-07-05.
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.

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[census11-1] "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[nafpaktos.gr-2] "Molykreio". Nafpaktia (in Greek). 2017-12-09.

[3] "Distances between villages, towns and cities" (in Greek). Apostaseis. Retrieved 2017-12-09.

[4] "ΕΕΤΑΑ local government changes" (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[census01-5] "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.