Asfendiou (municipality)

Asfendiou district Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ασφενδιού (Ασφενδιού)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	South Aegean
Regional district	Kos
local community	Kos
Parish	Dikeos
Geographic coordinates	36 ° 51 ′  N , 27 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 51 ′  N , 27 ° 9 ′  E
Height above d. M.	47  m (average)
surface	34,500 km²
Residents	4094 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	64010201
Local division	6th

Asfendiou ( Greek Ασφενδιού ( n. Sg. )) Is a municipality on the Greek island and municipality of Kos in the South Aegean region with 4094 inhabitants (2011). The 34,500 km² large district of Asfendiou ( Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ασφενδιού Dimotikí Kinótita Asfendioú ) consists of the main town Zipari of four other small villages and an almost deserted hamlet.

location

The Asfendiou district extends over 34,500 km² in the east of the island of Kos from the flat north coast over the peaks of the Dikeos mountain range to the steep south coast. Neighboring districts are Kos in the east , Pyli in the west and south of the heights of the Dikeos mountain range Kardamena in the southwest.

The main town Zipari is at the EO 1 between Kos and Kefalos located, is situated on the flat north coast Tigaki and west of the Saline Tigaki . At the northern foothills of the Dikeos from east to west are the hamlet of Agios Dimitrios , the village of Asfendiou and to the west of it the twin town of Lagoudi - Zia

Administrative structure and population development

Under the name Asfendiú , the statistical data during the Italian period for the municipality at that time recorded 1965 inhabitants in 1921, 1941 inhabitants for 1931 and 2351 inhabitants for 1936.

After the connection of the Dodecanese to Greece , the rural community Asfendiou ( Κοινότητα Ασφενδιού Kinótita Asfendioú ) was founded in 1948 with the administrative seat Asfendiou and the villages Zipari and Chaichoutes. In 1950 Chaichoutes was renamed Agios Dimitrios . Alyki was first recognized as a settlement in 1951, followed in 1961 by the merger with Tigaki and the recognition of the dual location Lagoudi-Zia . The administrative seat of the rural community changed in 1980 from Asfendiou to Zipari.

With the territorial reform in 1997 , the merger with the rural community of Pyli to form what was then the community of Dikeos . With the implementation of the administrative reform in 2010, this in turn became a district in the municipality of Kos , where Asfendiou has since formed one of six districts.

Population development of Asfendiou

Surname	Greek name	code	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Agios Dimitrios	Άγιος Δημήτριος ( m. Sg. )	6401020102	0041	0184	0094	0035	0010	-	0001	0008th
Asfendiou	Ασφενδιού ( n. Sg. )	6401020103	2310	2201	1167	0441	0225	0135	0096	0087
Zipari	Ζηπάρι ( n. Sg. )	6401020101	0165	0173	0244	0426	0826	1625	2355	3227
Lagoudi-Zia	Λαγούδι-Ζια ( n. Sg. )	6401020104			0837	0469	0344	0284	0200	0151
Linopotis	Λινοπότης ( m. Sg. )	6401020105			0186	0162	0212	0526	0327	0258
Tigaki	Τιγκάκι ( n. Sg. )	6401020106		0242	0062	0061	0106	0171	0226	0363
total		64010201	2018 1	2092 2	1883	1508	1816	2630	2889	3036

¹ including 50 residents of Linopotis
² including 43 residents of Linopotis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α.) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος Α, α – κ), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 149.
3. ↑ Law 2539/1997, «Συγκρότηση της Πρωτοβάθμιας Τοπικής Αυτοδιοίκησης." ΦΕΚ 244A / December 4, 1997, Άρθρο 1. Σύσταση δήμων και κοινοτήτων. S. 8798. PDF Online (Greek)
4. ↑ Kallikratis Program, Law 3852/2010, «Νέα Αρχιτεκτονική της Αυτοδιοίκησης και της Αποκεντρωμένης ΔιοκεντρωμΠνης Διοίκησης - Πρόγραμημα άρτάτης τρτάτης. ΦΕΚ 87 A / 7.6.2010, Άρθρο 1. Σύσταση δήμων. P. 1788. PDF Online (Greek)
5. ↑ Population of Asfendiou 1947–2011 Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library ; Census 2011 (Greek)