title: Stathas
text: # Stathas
  
  Stathas (Greek: Σταθάς, before 1928: Δούνιστα - Dounista) is a small mountain village and a community in western Greece. It is part of the Inachos municipal unit, Aetolia-Acarnania. At the 2011 census its population was 85 for the village, and 322 for the community, which includes the villages Potamia and Pavliada. The altitude of the village is 640 meters above sea level. The nearest major cities are Agrinio, Amfilochia and Arta.
  
  ## History
  
  The village Dounista was renamed "Stathas" in 1928 after the famous 18th century armatolos Gerodimos Stathas, who came from Dounista. Other famous rebels, during the Turkish occupation of Greece, from the same village are:
  
  * Giannis Stathas (1758-1812)
  * Andreas Iskos
  * Ioannis Iskos
  * Chronis Iskos
  * Dimitris Iskos or Karaiskos (who, according to a rumor, was the father of Georgios Karaiskakis, the famous fighter for the Greek independence).
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Village population | Community population |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | - | 503 |
  | 1991 | 151 | - |
  | 2001 | 168 | 467 |
  | 2011 | 85 | 322 |
  