Dorida

Municipality in Phocis, Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dorida (Greek: Δωρίδα) is a municipality in the Phocis regional unit of the Central Greece Region of Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Lidoriki.[2] It has an area of 998.893 km2[3] and a population of 12,304.[1]

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Dorida
Δωρίδα
Location of Dorida
Dorida is located in Greece
Dorida
Dorida
Coordinates: 38°32′N 22°12′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitPhocis
SeatLidoriki
Area
  Municipality
998.9 km2 (385.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Municipality
12,304
  Density12.32/km2 (31.90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Etymology

Dorida is named after the ancient region of Doris, which was inhabited by the Dorians.[4] According to ancient Greek mythology, the name is derived from Dorus, a son of Hellen and the founder of the Dorian nation.[5]

Municipality

The municipality Dorida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Province

The province of Dorida (Greek: Επαρχία Δωρίδας) was one of the provinces of Phocis. It had the same territory as the present municipality.[6] It was abolished in 2006.

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