Oiniades

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Oiniades Οινιάδες
Location
Coordinates	38°24′N 21°16′E / 38.4, 21.267Coordinates: 38°24′N 21°16′E / 38.4, 21.267
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	10 m (33 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	West Greece
Prefecture:	Aetolia-Acarnania
Districts:	6
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	10,227
Codes
Postal:	300 01
Area:	2210
Auto:	ME

Oiniades, (Greek: Οινιάδες, Other names: Iniades, Older names: Oiniadai and Iniade), is a municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. In 2001, it had a population of 10,227. The seat of the municipality is in Neochori Mesolongiou. The first mayor ever of the municipality is Gerasimos M. Nestoratos who served as a mayor the years 1998-2002 (first election) and 2002-2006 (second election).The current mayor of Oiniades is Antonios Aletras(elected 2006). The name dates back to the ancient times as an ancient city and was founded by Alcmeon (great grandfather of Apollo). It was also strategically important and it was known in ancient times as Oeniadae.

[edit] Subdivisions

• Magoula
• Marmara

[edit] Municipal districts

• Gouria
• Katochi
• Lesini
• Mastro
  • Platania
• Neochori
• Pentalofos

[edit] Historical population

[edit] Other

Oiniades has schools, lyceums or middle schools, a few gymnasia or secondary schools, churches, a post office, banks, and a few squares (plateies).

[edit] External links

• Oiniades (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
• Ancient Oiniades on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
• Oiniades
• http://www.freewebs.com/oiniades/
• http://www.planetware.com/mesolongi/neokhorio-oiniadai-gr-cen-oini.htm
• http://users.att.sch.gr/xtsamis/Oiniades.htm
• http://www.agrinio.net/odigos/oiniades.html
• http://www.jstor.org/view/00029114/ap020035/02a00010/0 Oeniadae: I. History and Topography by Benjamin Powell, 1904 (requires subscription)
• Map and aerial photos:
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