Afetes
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| Afetes Αφέτες |
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| Location | |
 Afetes
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| Coordinates | 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283°N 23.183°ECoordinates: 39°17′N 23°11′E / 39.283°N 23.183°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Thessaly |
| Regional unit: | Magnesia |
| Municipality: | South Pelion |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 1,754 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 0–800 m (0–2625 ft) |
| Postal code: | 370 10 |
| Telephone: | 24230 |
| Auto: | ΒΟ |
Afetes (Greek: Αφέτες) 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.[1] Population 1,838 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Neochori. Afetes is situated in the Pelion peninsula, 2 km from the Pagasetic Gulf coast, 4 km southwest of Neochori, 6 km northwest of Argalasti and 23 km southeast of Volos.
The name Afetes was taken from the ancient port Aphetae. The Persian fleet occupied the bay of Aphetae before the Battle of Artemisium, in 480 BC.[2]
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[edit] 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
[edit] Population
| Year | Municipal unit population | Community population |
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| 1991 | 2,091 | - |
| 2001 | 1,838 | 252 |
[edit] References
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^
Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphetae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. pp. 157.
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