Agrinio
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Agrinio (Greek: Αγρίνιο, ) is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece, as well as the second largest city in Western Greece after Patras. It is the economic center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times. Ancient Agrinion was northeast of the present city; some walls and foundations of which have been excavated. In medieval times and until 1836, the city was known as Vrachori (Βραχώρι). According to the 2021 census, the municipality of Agrinio has a population of 89,691, of whom
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Agrinio is a city in Greece that serves as the capital of the Agrinio municipality. Located in the West Greece region, the city has a population of 50,690 and covers an area of 1,229.330 square units. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 91 meters, though other sources list figures of 89 and 66 meters. The city uses the postal codes 30131, 30132, 30150, and 30133, and its local dialing code is 2641.
The official name of the city is Αγρίνιο, and it falls under the Europe/Athens timezone. Saint Christopher is the patron saint of Agrinio. The city is described by the source Pauly–Wissowa. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 18.97 degrees, humidity at 90 percent, pressure at 1023, and wind speed of 1.69.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Αγρινίου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 46,899
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Agrinio
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αγρίνιο
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Agriniou.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Western Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Aetolia-Acarnania
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 89691
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 1229.33
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 60609
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 162.73
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 50690
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 91
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 301 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 26410
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΑΙ
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Georgios Papanastasiou
- Greek Dimos.since
- 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Αγρίνιο
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 46899
- Area
- 1229.330
- Elevation
- 91
- Capital of
- Agrinio municipality
- Official website
- www.agrinio.gr
- Image
- Agrinio, Etolio-Acarnania Prefecture, Greece - city by evening.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2641
- Patron saint
- Saint Christopher
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- Commons category
- Agrinio
- topic's main category
- Category:Agrinio
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Agrinio
- postal code
- 30027
- native label
- Αγρίνιο
- P8168
- Olszyc-Folwark
- P12749
- Chillán Viejo
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Article · Português
Agrinio (grego : Αγρίνιο, pronúncia , latim: Agrinium) é a maior cidade e município da unidade regional Aetolia-Acarnania da Grécia, com 106.053 habitantes. É o centro econômico de Etólia-Acarnânia, embora sua capital seja a cidade de Mesolonghi. A cidade remonta aos tempos antigos. A Agrinio antiga ficava a três quilômetros a nordeste da cidade atual; algumas muralhas e fundações foram escavadas. Nos tempos medievais e até 1836, a cidade era conhecida como Vrachori (Βραχώρι). A maioria da população local trabalhou por um período importante na indústria do tabaco, desde as últimas décadas do século XIX até o final do século XX. Grandes empresas de tabaco foram fundadas na cidade, incluindo os famosos Papastratos, ao lado de Panagopoulos e Papapetrou. A cidade também é conhecida agrícolamente por sua produção de azeitonas. O município ampliado Agrinio foi formado na reforma do governo local de 2011 pela fusão dos 10 ex-municípios seguintes, que se tornaram unidades municipais: Agrinio; Angelokastro; Arakynthos; Makryneia; Neapoli; Panaitoliko; Parakampylia; Paravola; Stratos e Thestieis. O município possui uma área de 1229.330 km2, a unidade municipal 162.728 km2.
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