It is also a modern-day town that is a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phthiotis. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a municipal unit of the municipality Amfikleia-Elateia.
This town has evolved into a modern-day community that was previously an autonomous municipality in the southern part of Phthiotis. Following the 2011 administrative reforms, it is now a constituent part of the larger Amfikleia-Elateia municipality.