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'{{dablink|Astakos was an ancient city near modern-day [[İzmit]], [[Turkey]], see [[Astakos (ancient city)]] and another [[Astakos (person)|Astakos]] had a son named Melanippus.}} {{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Astakos |name_local = Αστακός |periph = [[West Greece]] |prefec = [[Aetolia-Acarnania]] |population = 7252 |population_as_of = 2001 |area = 345.1 |elevation = 1 |lat_deg = 38 |lat_min = 32 |lon_deg = 21 |lon_min = 5 |postal_code = 300 06 |area_code = 26460 |licence = AI |mayor = |website = |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = |city_flag = |city_seal = |districts = |party = |since = |elevation_min = |elevation_max = }} '''Astakos''' ({{lang-el|Αστακός}}), (which means ''lobster'' in Greek) is a community and a municipality located on the eastern shore of the [[Ionian Sea]] but small hills to the west of the town block its view of the nearby islands. The place was founded in the ancient times. It is located on a road linking [[Agios Nikolaos (Vonitsa), Greece|Agios Nikolaos]] and GR-5 near Mesolonghi slightly east of Aitolikon. In the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Era]], the town was known as Dragamesti. A tiny bay can be found south of Astakos. It is located SSE of [[Lefkada]] and [[Preveza]], S of [[Arta]], SW of [[Amphilochia]], W of [[Agrinion]] and NW of [[Aitolikon]] and [[Mesolonghi]]. ==Nearest places== *Karaiskaki NNW *Vasilopoulo NE ==Communities== *[[Agrampela (Aitolia), Greece|Agrampela]] *'''Astakos''' *[[Bampini]] *[[Karaiskaki, Greece|Karaiskaki]] *[[Machera (Aitolia), Greece|Machera]] *[[Chrysovitsa (Aitolia), Greece|Chrysovitsa]] **[[Kato Chrysovitsa]] *[[Palaiomanina]] *[[Prodromos (Aitolia), Greece|Prodromos]] *[[Skourtou]] *[[Strongilovouni]] *[[Vasilopoulo (Aitolia), Greece|Vasilopoulo]] *[[Vliziana]] ==Historical population== {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change |- | 1981 || 2,724 || - || - || - |- | 1991 || 2,459 || -265/-9.73% || 8,210 || - |- | 2001 || 2,560 || 101/4.11% || 7,330 || -880/-10.72% |} ==Persons== *[[Leo Leandros]] (1926) singer and composer *[[Panagiotis Sompolos]] journalist ==See also== *[[Communities of Aetolia-Acarnania]] *[[Astacus]], the scientific name of the crayfish *[[Astakos Plaki]] ==External links== *[http://www.dhmosastakou.gr/ Municipality of Astakos] {{el icon}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Aitolia-Acarnania}} [[Category:Aetolia-Acarnania]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Aetolia-Acarnania Prefecture]] [[ar:أستاكوس، أيتوليا كي أكارنانيا]] [[ca:Astacos (Acarnània)]] [[de:Astakos]] [[el:Αστακός Αιτωλοακαρνανίας]] [[es:Ástaco]] [[pl:Astakos]] [[ro:Astakos]]'