Afetes
Encyclopedia
Afetes is a village and a former municipality
in Magnesia, Thessaly
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,838 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. The name dates back to ancient times
.
mountains dominate the area, a valley covers the central portion, and farmlands are within the village which produce fruit, olives and vegetables. The Pagasetic Gulf
dominates the western portion.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
in Magnesia, Thessaly
Thessaly
Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Pelion
South Pelion
South Pelion is a municipality in the Magnesia peripheral unit, Thessaly, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Argalasti. It comprises the southern part of Mount Pelion.-Municipality:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,838 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. The name dates back to ancient times
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
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Subdivisions
The municipal unit Afetes is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Afetes (Afetes, Profitis Ilias)
- Kalamaki
- Lampinou
- Neochori (Neochori, Agios Dimitrios, Afyssos, Zervochia, Megali Vrysi, Plaka)
- Syki
Geography
The PelionPelion
Pelion or Pelium is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in central Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea...
mountains dominate the area, a valley covers the central portion, and farmlands are within the village which produce fruit, olives and vegetables. The Pagasetic Gulf
Pagasetic Gulf
The Pagasetic Gulf is a rounded gulf in the prefecture of Magnesia that is formed by the Mount Pelion peninsula. It is connected with the Euboic Sea...
dominates the western portion.
Population
| Year | Municipality population | Municipal district and village population |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,091 | - |
| 2001 | 1,838 | 252 |