Makyneia (Greek: Μακύνεια) is a seaside village and a community in Nafpaktia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.[2] The community includes the villages Agrapidokampos, Agios Polykarpos and Riza.[3]
Makyneia
Μακύνεια | |
|---|---|
  Makyneia | |
| Coordinates: 38°20′53″N 21°43′40″E / 38.34806°N 21.72778°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Greece |
| Regional unit | Aetolia-Acarnania |
| Municipality | Nafpaktia |
| Municipal unit | Antirrio |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 548 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 303 00 |
| Area code(s) | 26340 |
| Vehicle registration | ME |
Makyneia is situated on the northeast coast of the Gulf of Patras, 4.5 km west of Antirrio. The Greek National Road 5 (Patras-Antirrio-Agrinio-Ioannina), which has recently been bypassed by the A5 motorway (also the E55), passes through the village.
History
editSettlement at Makyneia, under various names, including the ancient town of Macynia, dates back to the ancient times, may be as early as the Homeric age. It was a town of western Locris and later Aetolia.[2] Until 1980, the settlement was known as Kato Mammako (Κάτω Μαμμάκω).[4]
Historical population
edit| Census | Village | Community |
|---|---|---|
| 2001[5] | 280 | 464 |
| 2011[3] | 377 | 563 |
| 2021[1] | 366 | 548 |
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Makyneia". Nafpaktia (in Greek). 2018-01-28.
- ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ «ΕΕΤΑΑ-Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης Α.Ε (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
External links
edit- Makyneia, I Aitolia gi apokalyptetai! (Η Αιτωλία γη αποκαλύπτεται!) - Touristic guide, p. 95-96
- Ancient Theater of Makyneia - diazoma.gr (in Greek)
- Important artifacts of Makyneia - Archaiologia (in Greek)