Kallieis ( el, Καλλιείς, full form Δήμος Καλλιέων) is a former municipality in the northern part of
Phocis
Phocis ( el, Φωκίδα ; grc, Φωκίς) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Var ...
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Delphi
Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ora ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 183.256 km
2.
Its registered population in 2011 amounted to 1,673. The seat of the municipality was
Mavrolithari, which is home to about 20% of the municipal unit population.
Municipal districts
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Athanasios Diakos
Athanasios Nikolaos Massavetas ( el, Αθανάσιος Νικόλαος Μασσαβέτας; 1788 – 24 April 1821) also known as Athanasios Diakos ( el, Αθανάσιος Διάκος) was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of ...
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Kastriotissa
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Mavrolithari
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Moussounitsa
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Panourgias
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Pyra
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Stromi
Population
Geography
The municipality is mostly mountainous, with
Mount Giona
Mount Giona ( el, Γκιώνα, also transliterated as ''Gkiona'', ) is a mountain in Phocis, Central Greece. It is located between the mountains of Parnassus to the east, Vardousia to the west, and Oeta to the north. Known in classical antiqui ...
dominating the north, towards the boundary with
Phthiotis
Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is borde ...
. Most of the area is forested. Typical vegetation includes pine, fir, cypress and spruce trees; the higher altitudes are mostly barren, while and farmland is limited to the low-lying valleys. Main industries are agriculture and tourism.
See also
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List of settlements in Phocis
This is a list of settlements in Phocis, Greece
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* Agia Efthymia
* Agioi Pantes
* Agios Georgios
* Agios Konstantinos
* Alpochori
* Amfissa
* Amygdalia
* Ano Polydrosos
* Apostolias
* Artotina
* Athanasios Diakos
* Avoros
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* Chris ...
External links
Official website of the Municipality of KallieisKallieis or Kallies on the GTP Travel Pages
References
Populated places in Phocis
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