Papadates ( el, Παπαδάτες or Παππαδάτες) is a village in the
regional unit
The 74 regional units of Greece ( el, περιφερειακές ενότητες, ; sing. , ) are the country's Seventy-four second-level administrative units. They are divisions of the country's 13 regions, and are further divided into municipa ...
of
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania ( el, Αιτωλοακαρνανία, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic region of Central Greece and the administrative region of West Greece. A combination of the histor ...
. Situated in the
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of
West Greece
Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northw ...
, since 2011, it is part of the municipality of
Agrinio
Agrinio (Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 106,053 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capi ...
.
Papadates is located 12 km from the city of
Agrinio
Agrinio (Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest city of the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit of Greece and its largest municipality, with 106,053 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capi ...
, on the foothills of Arakynthos mountain and is one of the villages surrounding
Lake Trichonida
Lake Trichonida ( el, Λίμνη Τριχωνίδα ''Limni Trichonida'', Ancient Greek: Τριχωνίς ''Trichonis'') is the largest natural lake in Greece. It is situated in the eastern part of Aetolia-Acarnania, southeast of the city of Agrin ...
, the biggest Greek natural lake. It borders with the villages of
Zevgaraki to the west and
Mataranga to the east. It was the capital of the former municipality of
Arakynthos
Arakynthos (Greek: Αράκυνθος) is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agrinio
Agrinio ( Greek: Αγρίνιο, , Latin: ''Agrinium'') is t ...
.
The village has a population of 1,098 people (2011) and a land area of 12.235 km².
See also
List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania
This is a list of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece.
* Achladokastro
* Achyra
* Aetopetra
* Aetos
* Afrato
* Afroxylia
* Agalianos
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Sofia
* Agia Varvara
* Agios Andreas
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* ...
References
Populated places in Aetolia-Acarnania
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