Perdikaki

Perdikaki, older name " Sakaretsi (Greek, Modern: Περδικάκι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -Perdikakion), is a village located in the northeastern part of the prefecture named Aetolia and Acarnania. It belongs to the municipality of Inachos. According to 2001 census the population was 466 inhabitants. The decrease of population during the last two decades was due to emigration to other places of Greece and around the world for better living conditions. The altitude is about 700 meters . For the older name and the village's history, see "The Sakaretsi" by Pavlos Karakostas (Athens 1999)

ubdivisions

*Pigada (2001 pop: 48)

Notable people

*Pavlos Karakostas (1937-2002) author

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3808 Perdikaki on GTP Travel Pages] (in English and Greek)
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.0125&longitude=21.3125&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=39.0125&lons1=21.5&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=39.0125,21.5 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=39.9935&lon=21.5&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=39.0125,21.5&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=39.0125|21.5&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|39|2|47|N|21|39|0|E|type:city(418)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Aetolia-Acarnania prefecture