Afetes

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Afetes
name_local = Αφέτες


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lat_deg = 39
lat_min = 17
lon_deg = 23
lon_min = 11
elevation_min = 0
elevation_max = 800
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periph = Thessaly
prefec = Magnesia
districts = 5
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population_as_of = 2001
population = 1754
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postal_code = 370 10
area_code = 24230
licence = ΒΟ
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Afetes (Greek: Αφέτες), older forms: Afetai or Afete is a municipality in the Magnesia prefecture, Greece. Population 1,838 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Neochori. The origin of the name dates back to ancient times.

ubdivisions

*Profitis Ilias

Municipal districts

*Afetes
*Kalamaki
*Lampinou
*Neochori
**Agios Dimitrios
**Afyssos
*Megali Vryssi
*Plaka
*Zervochia or Zervohia
*Syki

Nearest places

*Neochori, east
*Argalasti, south
*Milies, northwest
*Syki

Geography

The Pelio mountains dominate the area, the valley covers the central part, and farmlands are within the village and it produces fruits, olives and vegetables. The Pagasetic Gulf dominates the western part.

Population

Other

Afetes has a school, church, a gymnasium (middle school), a lyceum (high school), banks and a few squares ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=13007 Afetes (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=13008 Afetes (village) on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.27815&longitude=23.176&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.27815&lons1=23.9315&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.176,23.27815 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.27815&lon=23.176&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.27815,23.176&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.27815|23.176&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available

ee also

*List of settlements in the Magnesia prefecture