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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Aetolia-Acarnania]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Trichonida|Trichonida]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 38.622/38°37'20' N lat.21.4075/21°24'26' E long
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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  52,081  -/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| [[Acheloos]] river 91 m(centre) about 500 to 600 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 301 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 26410|26410]] (030-26410)-2 through 4 
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0202
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>AO</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || ARN '''A'''g'''r'''i'''n'''io
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'''Agrinio''' ([[Greek language|Greek]], Modern: Αγρίνιο, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: -on, older form: ''Agrinion'', Latin: ''Agrinium'') is the largest town and a municipality of the [[Aetolia-Acarnania]] [[prefecture]] of [[Greece]], with about 80.000 inhibitants. It is one of the few prefectures, including Argolis, that have cities larger than the prefectural capital. The settlement dates back to the ancient times. In the medieval times until [[1925]], the area was known as Vrachori or Vrahori (Βραχώρι). It is linked by [[Greece Interstate 5|GR-5]]/[[E55]] which since the [[1960s]] bypasses Agrinio and [[Greece Interstate 38|GR-38]]/E862? linking to [[Karpenisi]] and [[Lamia]] to the east. It is located NW of the [[Rio-Antirio bridge|Rio-Antirio Bridge]], N of [[Messolonghi]], NE of [[Astakos]], ESE of [[Lefkada]] and [[Preveza]], S of [[Arta]] and [[Ioannina]] and WSW of Keratsini and Lamia.

The majority of the local people are tobacco farmers. Agrinio is agriculturally famous for its main production of Agrinio olives.

==History==
According to mythology, it was built by king [[Agrios]], [[Thestia|Thestia's]] son. It was destroyed by [[Cassander]] in [[314 BC]]. In [[1585]] it was deserted during the revolt of [[Theodoros Migas]]. At the beginning of the [[16th century]] it became the administrative center of [[Aitoloakarnania]], depended on the imperial harems. It participated in the Greek Revolution. It was temporarily liberated on [[11 June 1821]]. It became member of the newborn state permanently in [[1832]] with the treaty of [[Treaty of Constantinople]] ([[9 July]] [[1832]]). It was again named Agrinio in [[1925]].

==Communications==
===[[List of radio stations in Greece|Radio]]===

*[[Agrinio 93.7 FM]], website: http://www.agriniofm.gr

===[[Newspapers in Agrinio|Newspaper]]===

*[[Nea Epohi]], website: http://www.epoxi.gr

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population
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| [[1981]] || 35,773 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 39,638 || 3,865/10.8% || 52,081

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==Sites of interest==

*[[Archaeological Museum of Agrinio]], located at 1-2 Diamantis Street, [http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21106m/e211fm06.html website]
*[[Agrinio Airport]], IATA code: AGQ, ICAO: LGAG, Agrinio's airport located near the city. The airport also has a club named the [http://users.forthnet.gr/agr/kostopk/ Agrinio Aeroclub], [http://www.world-airport-codes.com/ greece/agrinion-airport-59.html website].

==Other==

Agrinio has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, a police station, a water tower, a post office, a junior soccer team, and a squares (''plateies'').

==Persons==

*[[Giovas Vlachiotis]], a person where he fought on the Greek side during the Greek War of Independence, he did not make it, his son Michail continued to fight against the Turks.

==Sporting teams==

*[[Panaitolikos FC]] - third division

==External links==
*[http://www.choosegreece.com/menu.asp?id=17&item=10 Agrinio: notes on the town]
*http://www.agrinio.net/

==See also==

*[[Communities of Aetolia-Acarnania]]

[[Category:Aitolia-Acarnania]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 ==History==
-According to mythology, it was built by king [[Agrios]], [[Thestia|Thestia's]] son. It was destroyed by [[Cassander]] in [[314 BC]]. In [[1585]] it was deserted during the revolt of [[Theodoros Migas]]. At the beginning of the [[16th century]] it became the administrative center of [[Aitoloakarnania]]. At the time, is was known as ''Vrachori''. It participated in the [[Greek Revolution]]. It was temporarily liberated on [[June 11]], [[1821]] and was included in the newly-independent Greek state in [[1832]] with the treaty of [[Treaty of Constantinople]] ([[July 9]], [[1832]]). It was again named ''Agrinio'' in [[1925]].
+According to mythology, it was built by king [[Agrios]], [[Thestia|Thestia's]] son. It was destroyed by [[Cassander]] in [[314 BC]]. In [[1585]] it was deserted during the revolt of [[Theodoros Migas]]. At the beginning of the [[16th century]] it became the administrative center of [[Aitoloakarnania]]. At the time, is was known as '''Vrachori'''. It participated in the [[Greek Revolution]]. It was temporarily liberated on [[June 11]], [[1821]] and was included in the newly-independent Greek state in [[1832]] with the treaty of [[Treaty of Constantinople]] ([[July 9]], [[1832]]). It was again named '''Agrinio''' in [[1925]].
 ==Communications==

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 *[[Panagiotis Danglis]], general and politician.
 *[[Petros Fyssoun]], actor.
 ==Sporting teams==

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 *[[Giovas Vlachiotis]], a person where he fought on the Greek side during the Greek [[War of Independence]], he did not make it, his son Michail continued to fight against the Turks.
 *[[Dimitrios Bairaktaris]], police chief of Greece known for his extreme measures in combating "manges".
-*[[Petros Fyssoun]], actor
+*[[Panagiotis Danglis]], general and politician.
 ==Sporting teams==

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	*[[Giovas Vlachiotis]], a person where he fought on the Greek side during the Greek War of Independence, he did not make it, his son Michail continued to fight against the Turks.		*[[Giovas Vlachiotis]], a person where he fought on the Greek side during the Greek War of Independence, he did not make it, his son Michail continued to fight against the Turks.
		+	*[[Dimitrios Bairaktaris]], police chief of Greece known for his extreme measures in combating "manges".

	==Sporting teams==		==Sporting teams==

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