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Platanos Πλάτανος
Municipal unit
Perista, one of the villages within the municipality of Platanos
PlatanosLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°36′N 21°47′E / 38.600°N 21.783°E / 38.600; 21.783
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality	Nafpaktia
Area
• Municipal unit	169.7 km (65.5 sq mi)
Elevation	832 m (2,730 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	928
• Municipal unit density	5.5/km (14/sq mi)
• Community	193
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	300 22
Area code(s)	26340
Vehicle registration	ME

Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 169.678 km. The community includes the village Kato Platanos. The river Evinos is situated east of the town.

Geography

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

• Platanos (Platanos, Kato Platanos)
• Agios Dimitrios
• Arachova (Arachova, Kranes)
• Achladokastro
• Dendrochori (uninhabited)
• Kastanea
• Klepa
• Livadaki
• Neochori Nafpaktias (Neochori, Petroto)
• Perdikovrysi
• Perista
• Chomori (Chomori, Agia Triada)

Historical population

References

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.

External links

• Municipality of Platanos (in Greek)
• Oiniades on culture.gr
• Chomori Village (municipality of Platanos) (in English and Greek)

• Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania
• Nafpaktia
• Kravara