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Asopos

Asopos is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 94.360 km2. Population 4,164 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Papadianika.

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Asopos
Ασωπός
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Asopos
Coordinates: 36°44′N 22°52′E / 36.733°N 22.867°E / 36.733; 22.867
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
MunicipalityMonemvasia
Area
 • Municipal unit94.36 km2 (36.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)1
 • Municipal unit
4,164
 • Municipal unit density44.13/km2 (114.3/sq mi)
 • Community
1,214
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAK

Asopos (Greek: Ασωπός; also Latinised as Asopus) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia, of which it is a municipal unit.2 The municipal unit has an area of 94.360 km2.3 Population 4,164 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Papadianika.

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  1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.