Itea, Phocis

Municipal unit in Greece

Itea Ιτέα
Municipal unit

38°26′N 22°25.5′E / 38.433°N 22.4250°E / 38.433; 22.4250
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Phocis
Municipality	Delphi
Area
• Municipal unit	26.351 km² (10.174 sq mi)
• Community	6.305 km² (2.434 sq mi)
Highest elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	6,050
• Municipal unit density	230/km² (590/sq mi)
• Community	4,546
• Community density	720/km² (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	332 00
Area code(s)	+30-2265
Vehicle registration	ΑΜ

Itea (Greek: Ιτέα meaning willow), is a town and a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Since 2011 local government reforms made Iteas a municipal unit of the municipality of Delphi.^[2]

Administrative division

The municipal unit Itea consists of the communities Itea, Kirra and Tritaia.

Geography

Itea is situated on the north coast of the Gulf of Iteas named after it, a northward projection of the Gulf of Corinth. Itea is 2 km (1 mi) west of Kirra, 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Delphi, 11 km (7 mi) south of Amfissa and 52 km (32 mi) east of Naupactus. The Greek National Road 48 connects Itea with Naupactus, Delphi and Livadeia, the Greek National Road 27 with Amfissa and Lamia. The community of Itea covers an area of 6.305 km² (2.434 sq mi) while the municipal unit covers an area of 26.351 km² (10.174 sq mi).^[3]

Historical population

Year	Town population	Municipality population
1981	4,438	-
1991	4,303	5,592
2001^[3]	4,627	5,943
2011	4,362	5,888
2021^[1]	4,546	6,050

Gallery

The city of Itea in March 2006 from the view of one of its docks.
Sunset from a dock in Itea, Greece.

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ ^a ^b "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.