Athanasios Diakos, Greece

Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Διάκος, before 1958: Άνω Μουσουνίτσα - Ano Mousounitsa[2]) is a small village in the municipal unit of Kallieis, Phocis, Greece. It was named after the Greek national hero Athanasios Diakos. He may have been born there as well, but this is disputed by the village Artotina. The village is situated on the eastern slope of the Vardousia mountains, above the upper valley of the river Mornos, at about 1000 m elevation. In 2011 its population was 518. It is the largest village in the municipal unit. It is 2 km northwest of Mousounitsa, 12 km east of Artotina and 26 km northwest of Amfissa.

Athanasios Diakos
Αθανάσιος Διάκος
Athanasios Diakos is located in Greece
Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Diakos
Coordinates: 38°42′N 22°11′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhocis
MunicipalityDelphi
Municipal unitKallieis
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
518
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΜ

Population
YearPopulation
1981135
1991308
2001307
2011518

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
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