Peta, Greece

Peta (Greek: Πέτα) is a town and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikolaos Skoufas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 105.571 km².[3] In 2011 its population was 1,563 for the town, 4,105 for the community and 4,781 for the municipal unit. Peta is located north of Amfilochia, northeast of Arta, south-southeast of Ioannina and east of Preveza. The Arachthos River and its reservoir lies to the northwest.

Peta Πέτα
Peta Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°10′N 21°02′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Arta
Municipality	Nikolaos Skoufas
• Municipal unit	105.6 km^2 (40.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,781
• Municipal unit density	45/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	4,105 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΑΤ

Subdivisions

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

• Peta (Peta, Agios Dimitrios, Amfithea, Ano Agioi Anargyroi, Kleisto, Neochoraki, Pournari)
• Markiniada (Markiniada, Diasella, Zygos, Megkla, Melates)
• Megarchi

Population

Year	Village population	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	-	3,515	-
1991	1,807	-	4,771
2001	1,916	3,896	4,904
2011	1,563	4,105	4,781

History

The battle of Peta took place in 1822 during the Greek War of Independence. The Ottoman ruled the region until 1881. The tract of land northwest of Peta remained in Ottoman hands until the Balkan Wars of 1913. Its economy slowly improved.

Notable people

• Nikos Rizos (1924–1999), actor

External links

• Peta (town) on GTP Travel Pages

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.