Stratos

Periphery:West Greece
Prefecture : Aitolia-Acarnania

Stratos (Greek: Στράτος) is a community and municipality in the prefecture of Aitoloakarnania or Etoloakarnania. Stratos is located on GR-5/E55 (Antirrio - Ioannina) and NW of Agrinio, N of Messolonghi and S of Amfilochia and Arta. Stratos is situated in the Acheloos Valley and the Acheloos river flows to the east and south. A pond and a swamp area lies to the east along with a 2 km long bridge that used to be one of the longest in Greece. Mountains cover the northern part of the municipality.

The origin of the name dates back to ancient times as Stratus. Its ruins lies not far from the town and features an ancient amphitheatre, an acropolis and the Temple of Zeus. It is surrounded by hills.

The ancient city was conquered by the Macedonian King Cassander in 263 BC, in 188 by the Romans.


Much of the population are rural and the main economy is based on agriculture and businesses. The income is in the middle range.

Stratos
Statistics
Prefecture: Aitoloakarnania
Province: Valtos
Seat: Stratos
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

38.6675/38°40'6" N
21.30163/21°18'59" E
Population: (2001) 6.438
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

northern part
100 m (centre)
Acheloos River
Postal code: 301 00
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-26410
Municipal code: 2707
Car designation: AI
3-letter abbreviation: SET (Stratos Etoloakarnanias)

Other

Stratos has a school, a middle school (lyceum), a secondary school (gymnasium), a church , banks, a post office and a small square (plateia).

Historical population

Year Population Municipal Population
1981 1139 -
1991 1101 6895
2001 1107 6438

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Coordinates: 38°40′6″N, 21°18′59″E

Division of the municipality

  • Stratos / Δ.δ. Στράτου -- ο Στράτος [1107]
  • Gouriotissa / Δ.δ. Γουριωτίσσης -- η Γουριώτισσα [676]
  • Kastrakion / Δ.δ. Καστρακίου -- το Καστράκιον [470]
  • Kypseli (formerly Sfina) / Δ.δ. Κυψέλης (Σφήνας) -- η Κυψέλη (τ.Σφήνα) [424]
  • Lepenou / Δ.δ. Λεπενούς [2278]
    • Lepenou / η Λεπενού [2227]
    • Lagkadi / το Λαγκάδι [51]
  • Matsoukion / Δ.δ. Ματσουκίου -- το Ματσούκιον [405]
    • Ochthia / Δ.δ. Οχθίων -- τα Όχθια [570]
    • Rigani / Δ.δ. Ρίγανης -- η Ρίγανη [508]

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