Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 169.678 km. The community includes the village Kato Platanos. The river Evinos is situated east of the town.

Geography

The municipal unit Platanos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Platanos (Platanos, Kato Platanos)
• Agios Dimitrios
• Arachova (Arachova, Kranes)
• Achladokastro
• Dendrochori (uninhabited)
• Kastanea
• Klepa
• Livadaki
• Neochori Nafpaktias (Neochori, Petroto)
• Perdikovrysi
• Perista
• Chomori (Chomori, Agia Triada)

Historical population

Year	Village	Community	Municipal unit
1981	-	358
1991	227	-	1,694
2001	324	404	1,775
2011	207	253	1,611
2021	143	193	928