Asini

For the village in Papua New Guinea, see Asini, Papua New Guinea.

Asini Ασίνη
Municipal unit
Asini Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°32′N 22°53′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Argolis
Municipality	Nafplio
Area
• Municipal unit	136.9 km^2 (52.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,077
• Municipal unit density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
• Community	1,243
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	210 60
Area code(s)	27520
Vehicle registration	AP

Asini (Greek: Ασίνη) is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, named after the ancient city of Asine. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafplio, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 136.873 km^2.[3] Population 5,077 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Drepano [el].

Notable people

• Theodorus of Asine (4th century BC), philosopher

See also

• Asine

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.