Opountioi () is a former municipality in
Phthiotis
Phthiotis (, ''Fthiótida'' ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece (administrative region), Central Greece. The capital is the city of La ...
,
Greece
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with an area 129.534 km
2 and a population of 2,923 inhabitants (2021 census).
[ It was established in 1997 from the former communities Larymna and Martino.][EETAA local government changes]
/ref> The name refers to the ancient Greek city Opus
Opus (: opera
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and its inhabitants (Opountean Locrians
The Locrians (, ''Lokroi'') were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Locris in Central Greece, around Parnassus. They spoke the Locrian dialect, a Doric-Northwest dialect, and were closely related to their neighbouring tribes ...
). Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a part of the municipality Lokroi, of which it is a municipal unit.
References
External links
Municipality of Opountioi
Populated places in Phthiotis
Lokroi (municipality)
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