Potamia, Evrytania

Municipal unit in Greece

Potamia Ποταμιά
Municipal unit
38°49′N 21°44′E / 38.817°N 21.733°E / 38.817; 21.733
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Evrytania
Municipality	Karpenisi
Area
• Municipal unit	126.192 km² (48.723 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	833
• Municipal unit density	6.6/km² (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΗ

Potamia (Greek: Ποταμιά) is a former municipality in Evrytania, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karpenisi, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 126.192 km².^[3] The population in 2021 was 833. The seat of the municipality was in Megalo Chorio. The name of the municipality comes from the Greek "potamià" meaning "land with many rivers" (from potamòs, river).

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.