Aspropotamos, Trikala

Municipal unit in Greece

Aspropotamos Ασπροπόταμος
Municipal unit
39°38′N 21°18′E / 39.633°N 21.300°E / 39.633; 21.300
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Municipality	Meteora
Area
• Municipal unit	297.082 km² (114.704 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	218
• Municipal unit density	0.73/km² (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	420 36, 420 37
Area code(s)	+30-2432
Vehicle registration	TK

Aspropotamos (Greek: Ασπροπόταμος meaning "white river") is a former community in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Meteora, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 218 residents in the municipal unit.^[1] The seat of the community was in Kallirroi.

Name

The community was named after the river Aspropotamos, a tributary of the Acheloos.

Geography

Aspropotamos is located in the southern Pindus mountains, in the westernmost part of Trikala regional unit, about 40 km west of Trikala and 20 km southeast of Metsovo. Aspropotamos covers an area of 297.082 km².^[3] The largest community in the municipal unit is Kallirroi (pop. 55).^[1]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Aspropotamos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in parentheses):

Agia Paraskevi
Anthousa
Chaliki
Kallirroi
Katafyto (Katafyto, Milia)
Krania (Krania, Doliana, Konakia)
Polythea
Stefani

Population

Year	Population
1991	1,028
2001	1,404
2011	419
2021	218

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (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.