Kompoti

For the village in Aetolia-Acarnania, see Medeon.

Kompóti Κομπότι
Municipal unit
Church of Saint George in Kompoti
Location within the regional unit
Kompóti
Coordinates: 39°06′N 21°05′E / 39.100°N 21.083°E / 39.100; 21.083
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Arta
Municipality	Nikolaos Skoufas
Area
• Municipal unit	38.5 km^2 (14.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,392
• Municipal unit density	62.1/km^2 (161/sq mi)
• Community	1,645
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	470 40
Vehicle registration	ΑΤ

Kompóti (Greek: Κομπότι, pronounced [koˈboti]) is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 38.486 km².^[3] The Greek National Road 5/E55 connects Kompoti with Messolonghi to the south and Arta and Ioannina to the north. Kompoti is located north of Amfilochia and Agrinio, east-northeast of Preveza and southeast of Arta. The Ambracian Gulf is to the south. Kompoti became part of Greece in 1881.

Subdivisions

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

• Kompoti (Kompoti, Agios Nikolaos)
• Foteino
• Sellades (Sellades, Alonia)

Population

Year	Village	Community	Municipal unit
1981	2,002	-	-
1991	2,050	-	3,287
2001	2,128	2,357	3,485
2011	1,544	1,650	2,542
2021	1,439	1,645	2,392

Other

Kompoti has a few schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) a few churches, banks, a post office, and a square.

Kompoti is the birthplace of Nikolaos Skoufas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σκουφάς), one of the founders of Filiki Eteria meaning Society of Friends in Greek, which was a secret organization working in the early 19th century, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state.

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

External links

• http://www.kompoti.gr Archived 2005-07-14 at the Wayback Machine