Nafpaktia

For the lost epic poem, see Naupactia.

Nafpaktia (Greek: Ναυπακτία), Latinized Naupactia, is the historical name for the region around the port town of Nafpaktos (Naupactus) in Central Greece.

Nafpaktia Ναυπακτία
Municipality
Nafpaktia Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°23′N 21°49′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Greece
Regional unit	Aetolia-Acarnania
Seat	Nafpaktos
Government
• Mayor	Vasileios Gizas[1][2] (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	876.2 km2 (338.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	25,065
• Density	29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.nafpaktos.gr

It is also the name of a municipality in the Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Nafpaktos.^[4] The municipality has an area of 876.209 km².^[5]

Administration

The municipality Nafpaktia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[4]

• Antirrio
• Apodotia
• Chalkeia
• Naupactus
• Platanos
• Pyllini

Province

The province of Nafpaktia (Greek: Επαρχία Ναυπακτίας) was one of the provinces of the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Nafpaktia.^[6] It was abolished in 2006.

Geography

Further information: Nafpaktia Mountains

The approximately 60 villages of the region are built at altitudes of 700 to 1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft) and are located from 30 to 90 km (19–56 mi) away from Nafpaktos.

Villages include Elatou, built in a pine forest; Ano Chora, which used to be called Megali Lobotina and has a population of 30; and Katafygio, formerly Amorani, which is at an altitude of 650 m (2,130 ft) and is 33 km (21 mi) from Nafpaktos.