[2] It is located on the central west coast of Aetolia-Acarnania, near the island community of Kálamos.

It has a land area of 148.719 km²[3] and a population of 2,675 inhabitants at the 2021 census.

The municipal unit Alyzia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): Ancient Alyzia was one of the most important cities of ancient Acarnania.

According to Strabo, the city was named after Alyzeus, son of Icarius and brother of Penelope (Odysseus' wife).

[4] Famous natives include the regent of Ptolemaic Egypt, Aristomenes of Alyzia (fl.