Acherontas ( el, Αχέροντας) is a former municipality in Thesprotia,

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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 wit ...

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Souli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 67.343 km². It was named after the river

Acheron The Acheron (; grc, Ἀχέρων ''Acheron'' or Ἀχερούσιος ''Acherousios''; ell, Αχέροντας ''Acherontas'') is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . Its source is ...

. Population 2,146 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in

Gardiki Souli Gardiki ( el, Γαρδίκι), older form Gardikion, is a Greek toponym derived from proto-Slavic ''Gordьkь'', "town, fortified settlement" (cf. Grad (toponymy)), and may refer to the following villages in Greece and Albania: *Greek for Kardhiq, ...

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Populated places in Thesprotia {{Epirus-geo-stub