Amfikleia

Amfikleia (Greek: Αμφίκλεια, before 1915: Δαδί - Dadi) is a town and a former municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 229.366 km2, the community 108.124 km2. At the 2021 census, the population of the municipal unit was 2,996 and of the community 2,157. The town is situated at the northern foot of Mount Parnassus, in the valley of the river Cephissus. It is 11 km northwest of Kato Tithorea and 31 km southeast of Lamia. Greek National Road 3 (Thebes - Lamia) passes through the town. The town is served by a railway station with connections on the Athens–Thessaloniki railway.

Amfikleia
Αμφίκλεια
Municipal unit
Amfikleia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°38′N 22°35′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhthiotis
MunicipalityAmfikleia-Elateia
Area
  Municipal unit229.37 km2 (88.56 sq mi)
  Community108.12 km2 (41.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Municipal unit
2,996
  Municipal unit density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Community
2,157
  Community density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΜΙ
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