Georgios Karaiskakis ( el, Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) is a municipality in the
regional unit of Arta,
Greece
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, named after
Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the
Greek War of Independence
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. The seat of the municipality is in
Ano Kalentini.
Municipality
The present municipality Georgios Karaiskakis was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
[
*Georgios Karaiskakis
* Irakleia
*]Tetrafylia
Tetrafylia ( el, Τετραφυλία) is a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Georgios Karaiskakis
Georgios Karaiskakis ( el, Γεώργιος Κ ...
The municipality has an area of 463.889 km2, the municipal unit 174.179 km2.
References
Populated places in Arta (regional unit)
Municipalities of Epirus (region)
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