Figaleia (Greek: Φιγαλεία) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the administrative reform of 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Zacharo.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 89.175 km2.[3] In 2021 the population was 50 for the village and 1,250 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Nea Figaleia. Figaleia is located south of Andritsaina, west of Megalopoli, north-northwest of Kalamata, northeast of Kyparissia and southeast of Pyrgos. Figaleia is located in mountainous southern Elis. The river Neda flows through the municipal unit. The name was taken from the ancient city-state of Phigaleia, which was located near the present village.
Figaleia
Φιγαλεία | |
|---|---|
  Figaleia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′N 21°51′E / 37.400°N 21.850°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Zacharo |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 89.18 km2 (34.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,250 |
| • Municipal unit density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| • Community | 50 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Subdivisions
editThe municipal unit Figaleia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Figaleia
- Kryoneri (Kryoneri, Trianta)
- Nea Figaleia (Nea Figaleia, Faskomilia)
- Perivolia
- Petralona
- Stomio
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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