Alyzia

Municipal unit in Greece

Alyzia Αλυζία
Municipal unit
38°42′N 20°56′E / 38.700°N 20.933°E / 38.700; 20.933
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Municipality	Xiromero
Districts	5
Area
• Municipal unit	148.719 km² (57.421 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	2,675
• Municipal unit density	18/km² (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	300 19
Area code(s)	26460

Alyzia (Greek: Αλυζία) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is located on the central west coast of Aetolia-Acarnania, near the island community of Kálamos. It has a land area of 148.719 km²^[3] and a population of 2,675 inhabitants at the 2021 census.^[1] Its municipal seat was the town of Kandila.

Subdivisions

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

Kandila
Archontochori (Archontochori, Agios Athanasios, Paliovarka)
Mytikas
Panagoula
Varnakas

History

Ancient Alyzia was one of the most important cities of ancient Acarnania. According to Strabo, the city was named after Alyzeus, son of Icarius and brother of Penelope (Odysseus' wife).^[4]

Famous natives include the regent of Ptolemaic Egypt, Aristomenes of Alyzia (fl. 190s BC).

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.
^ Smith, William (1870). "Icarius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 2: 558. Retrieved 2007-08-12.