Place:Messolonghi, Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece

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NameMessolonghi
Alt namesMesolongionsource: Wikipedia
Mesolóngisource: Wikipedia
Mesolóngionsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Messolongisource: Wikipedia
Missolonghisource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates38.35°N 21.433°E
Located inAetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Missolonghi or Messolonghi is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census)[1] in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis Messolongiou. Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron.

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Historical population

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Year City Municipal unit Municipality
1981 11,375 - -
1991 10,916 16,859 -
2001 13,791 17,988 -
2011 14,386 18,482 34,416
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