Makryneia is a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...

 in Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania

Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...

, West Greece, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio

Agrinio

Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...

, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,241 (2001). The seat of the municipality was in Gavalou

Gavalou

Gavalou is a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its 2001 population was 1,289. Gavalou is in the municipal unit of Makryneia...

. The municipal unit is located south and southeast of Lake Trichonida

Lake Trichonida

Lake Trichonida, also Trihonida , older forms: Trihonis ancient: Trichonis is the largest natural lake in Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture, in the east of Agrinio, south of Evrytania and northwest of Nafpaktos. It covers an area of with a maximum length...

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Subdivisions

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

• Agios Andreas (Agios Andreas, Ano Metapa)
• Akres (Akres, Saranti, Varka)
• Dafnias (Dafnias, Palaiozefgaro)
• Gavalou
  Gavalou
  Gavalou is a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its 2001 population was 1,289. Gavalou is in the municipal unit of Makryneia...
  
   (Gavalou, Kourtelaiika)
• Kato Makrinou
  Kato Makrinou
  Kato Makrinou is a town in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its 2001 population was 659. Kato Makrinou is in the municipal unit of Makryneia...
  
  
• Kapsorachi (Kapsorachi, Palaiochori)
• Makrinou
  Makrinou
  Makrinou is a village in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its 2001 population was 345. Makrinou is in the municipal unit of Makryneia. The town is located southeast of Lake Trichonida.-Subdivisions:*Agia Triada*Agioi Apostoloi*Kypseli...
  
   (Makrinou, Agia Triada, Agioi Apostoloi, Kypseli, Metaxas)
• Mesarista (Mesarista, Kazanaiika, Paradeisi, Tsiligiannaika)
• Potamoula Messolongiou
• Trichonio

Population

Year	Population
1991	5,282
2001	5,241

Geography

Its geography includes farmlands within the shoreline and mountains to the south with forests and grasslands.

Transportation

Makryneia is linked with a road linking the GR-5

Greek National Road 5

Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...

 (Antirrio - Messolongi - Arta

Arta, Greece

Arta is a city with a rich history in northwestern Greece, capital of the peripheral unit of Arta, which is part of Epirus region. The city was known in ancient times as Ambracia . Arta is famous for its old bridge located over the Arachthos River, situated west of downtown...

 - Ioannina

Ioannina

Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...

) and the eastern half. Makryneia is located south of Karpenisi

Karpenisi

Karpenisi is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the peripheral unit of Evrytania. The area around Karpenisi is mountainous while farmlands are mainly in valley areas....

, WNW of Nafpaktosl, north of Messolongi, ENE of Aitoliko

Aitoliko

Aitoliko is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Messolonghi, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located north of the Acheloos delta. The Greek National Road 5/E55 passes through the...

 and ESE of Agrinio

Agrinio

Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times...

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External links

• Makryneia on dhmoi.gr
• http://makrinia.tripod.com
• Makryneia on GTP Travel Pages