Oiniades
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| Municipality of Oiniades Δήμος Οινιάδων Dimos Oiniadon |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Aitolia-Acarnania |
| Seat: | Neochori Messolongiou |
| Number of municipal districts: | 6 (see below) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.406 (38°24'19") N 21.2735 (21°16'27") E |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density - Rank |
10,227 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: |
about 10 m (centre) |
| Postal code: | 300 01 |
| Municipal code: | 0221 |
| Car designation: | ME (Messolongi) |
Oiniades, also Iniades (Οινιάδες), older forms: Oiniadai, Oiniade, Iniadai and Iniade is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Population 10,227 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Neochori. The first mayor ever of the municipality is Gerasimos M. Nestoratos who served as a mayor the years 1998-2002 (first election) and 2002-2006 (second election).
The name dates back to the ancient times as an ancient city and was founded by Alcmeon (great grandfather of Apollo). It was also strategically important. It was known as Oeniadae
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[edit] Subdivisions
- Magoula
- Marmara
[edit] Municipal districts
- Gouria
- Katochi
- Lesini
- Mastro
- Platania
- Neochori
- Pentalofos
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | |
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| 1991 | 10,686 | - | |
| 2001 | 10,227 | -459/-4.3% |
[edit] Other
Oiniades has schools, lyceums or middle schools, a few gymnasia or secondary schools, churches, a post office, banks, and a few squares (plateies).
[edit] External links
- Oiniades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Ancient Oiniades on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Oiniades on culture.gr
- http://www.freewebs.com/oiniades/
- http://www.planetware.com/mesolongi/neokhorio-oiniadai-gr-cen-oini.htm
- http://users.att.sch.gr/xtsamis/Oiniades.htm
- http://www.agrinio.net/odigos/oiniades.html
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
| Municipalities of the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture |
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| Agrinio • Aitoliko • Alyzia • Amfilochia • Anaktorio • Angelokastro • Antirrio • Apodotia • Arakynthos • Astakos • Chalkeia • Fyteies • Inachos • Kekropia • Makryneia • Medeon • Menidi • Messolonghi • Naupactus • Neapoli • Oiniades • Panaitoliko • Parakampylia • Paravola • Platanos • Pyllini • Stratos • Thermo • Thestieis |
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