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Dafnousia

Coordinates: 38°43′N 23°03′E / 38.717°N 23.050°E / 38.717; 23.050
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Dafnousia
Δαφνούσια
Dafnousia is located in Greece
Dafnousia
Dafnousia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°43′N 23°03′E / 38.717°N 23.050°E / 38.717; 23.050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
MunicipalityLokroi
Area
 • Municipal unit77.37 km2 (29.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,387
 • Municipal unit density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΜΙ

Dafnousia (Greek: Δαφνούσια) is a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lokroi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 77.374 km2.[3] In 2021 its population was 3,387. The seat of the municipality was in Livanates where three quarters of the population live. Dafnousia borders on the municipal unit of Atalanti to the south, and Agios Konstantinos to the west. The name of the municipality comes from the ancient city of "Dafnous" or "Dafnountas" (probably today's Agios Konstantinos village).

Subdivisions

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

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  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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