Itea, Phocis
# Itea, Phocis

Itea (Greek: Ιτέα meaning willow), is a town and a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Since 2011 local government reforms made Iteas a municipal unit of the municipality of Delphi.

## Administrative division

The municipal unit Itea consists of the communities Itea, Kirra and Tritaia.

## Geography

Itea is situated on the north coast of the Gulf of Iteas named after it, a northward projection of the Gulf of Corinth. Itea is 2 km (1 mi) west of Kirra, 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Delphi, 11 km (7 mi) south of Amfissa and 52 km (32 mi) east of Naupactus. The Greek National Road 48 connects Itea with Naupactus, Delphi and Livadeia, the Greek National Road 27 with Amfissa and Lamia. The community of Itea covers an area of 6.305 $km^2$ (2.434 sq mi) while the municipal unit covers an area of 26.351 $km^2$ (10.174 sq mi).

## Historical population

| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
| - | - | - |
| 1981 | 4,438 | - |
| 1991 | 4,303 | 5592 |
| 2001 | 4,666 | 6,072 |
| 2011 | 4,362 | 5,888 |

## Gallery

* The city of Itea in March 2006 from the view of one of its docks.
* Sunset from a dock in Itea, Greece.
