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Aitolia-Acarnania, (Greek: Αιτωλοακαρνανία) also Aetoloacarnania, rarely Aetolia and Acarnania or Aitoloakarnania is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece. The prefecture is a combination of Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Messolongi located in the south. The area is now connected with the Peloponnese peninsula with Rio-Antirio bridge. The surrounding prefectures are Arta in Epirus, a narrow length bordering Karditsa of Thessaly, Evrytania/Eurytania to the northeast and Phokida (Phokis) to the east. It is the largest prefecture in area in Greece.
Geography
Monuntains dominate the north, northeast, west and southeast especially the Acarnanian Mountains. The longest and main river is the Acheloos which ends as a delta in a wetlands in the southwest. The prefecture excludes islands lying in the west and belongs to the Kefallinia prefecture. There is one reservoir and a lake in the central part. Its mountains inclodes the Panaitoliko in the northeast and the Acarnanian Mountains where a spring water company is founded.
Climate
Its climate varies from hot summers to mild winters in the low lying areas, cool winters dominate the mountain areas while in the highest elevations, summers are cool and snow and cold weather dominate the winter months in the Panaitoliko.
Transportation
- Greece Interstate 5/E55, SE, S, Cen., N
- Greece Interstate 38, Cen., NE
- Greece Interstate 42, N, NW
- Greece Interstate 48/E65, SE
- Road linking Agios Nikolaos, Astakos and Aitoliko, NW, W, SW, S
Communications
- Lychnos, UHF channel 32 (religious), broadcasting from Nafpaktos
- Nafpaktos TV - Nafpaktos
Provinces
- Province of Nafpaktia - Nafpaktos
- Province of Vonitsa and Xirokampi - Vonitsa
Municipalities
- Agrinio
- Aitoliko
- Alyzia - Kandyla
- Amfilochia
- Anaktorio - Vonitsa
- Angelokastro
- Antirrio
- Apodotia - Ano Chora
- Arakynthos - Pappadates
- Astakos
- Chalkia
- Fyties
- Iera Poli Messolongiou - Messolonghi
- Inacho - Neo Chalkiopoulo
- Kekropia - Paleros
- Makrynia - Gavalou
- Menidi
- Nafpaktos
- Neapoli - Trianteika
- Panaitoliko - Skoutera
- Parakampylia - Ano Agios Vlassios
- Paravola
- Platanos
- Pyllini - Simos
- Stratos
- Thermo
- Thespies
Towns and cities
Communities
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