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Asopos

Municipal unit in Greece

Asopos Ασωπός
Municipal unit
36°44′N 22°52′E / 36.733°N 22.867°E / 36.733; 22.867
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Laconia
Municipality	Monemvasia
Area
• Municipal unit	94.36 km² (36.43 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	4,164
• Municipal unit density	44/km² (110/sq mi)
• Community	1,214
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	AK

Asopos (Greek: Ασωπός; also Latinised as Asopus) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 94.360 km².^[3] Population 4,164 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Papadianika.

History

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "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.