Artemisia, Zakynthos

Artemisia Αρτεμισία
Municipal unit
Artemisia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 20°47′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Zakynthos
Municipality	Zakynthos
Area
• Municipal unit	104.9 km^2 (40.5 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,440
• Municipal unit density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ZA

Artemisia (Greek: Αρτεμισία) is a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is on the central west coast of the island. It has a land area of 104.890 km^2[3] and a 2021 census population of 4,440 inhabitants. Its municipal seat was the town of Machairado.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Artemisia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agia Marina
• Agioi Pantes
• Agios Leontas (Agios Leontas, Fterini)
• Fiolitis
• Galaro
• Gyri
• Koiliomenos
• Lagkadakia
• Lagopodo
• Loucha
• Machairado
• Romiri
• Vougiato (Vougiato, Melinado)

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "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.