Missolonghi

Missolonghi (Greek: Μεσολόγγι, Mesolongi) is a municipality of about 40,497 people (according to the 2011census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Poli Mesolongiou (Sacred City of Missolonghi). Missolonghi is known as the site of a dramatic siege during the Greek War of Independence, and of the death of poet Lord Byron.