Amaliada

Amaliada
Αμαλιάδα
Amaliada
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°21′E / 37.800°N 21.350°E / 37.800; 21.350Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°21′E / 37.800°N 21.350°E / 37.800; 21.350
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Elis
Municipality Ilida
 • Municipal unit 251.945 km2 (97.277 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 28,520
 • Municipal unit density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 272 00, 270 69, 273 00
Area code(s) 26220
Vehicle registration ΗΑ
Website amaliada.gr

Amaliada (Greek: Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, Amaliás) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 251.945 km2.[3] In 2011, the municipal unit had 28,520 inhabitants, of whom 16,763 lived in the town of Amaliada. It is near the archaeological site of Elis, the city-state whose territory was the site of the ancient Olympic Games. It is situated in the plains of Elis, 6 km from the Ionian Sea. It is 10 km southeast of Gastouni, 16 km northwest of Pyrgos and 60 km southwest of Patras.

Amaliada was named after Queen Amalia of Greece in the 1830s, and formed by merging two communes, Kalitsa and Dervitselepi. It features a city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain. Most of the streets are in grid order running almost due north, south, east, and west. On the east side, Amaliada has a public sports stadium (mainly used for soccer). The hospital and the monastery of Fragkavilla are in the southeast. Amaliada has a train station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos. A street in Amaliada's west side is named Hiroshima in memory of the victims of the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Kourouta and Palouki are the beaches of Amaliada, about 6 km southwest of the town centre.

Population history

YearTownCommunityMunicipal unit
198115,248--
199115,232-26,588
200118,26120,03032,090
201116,76318,30328,520

Subdivisions

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

Sporting teams

Amaliada is the seat of Koroivos which plays in A1 Ethniki. The town also hosts the football team Asteras Amaliada F.C. with earlier presence in Gamma Ethniki.

Sport clubs based in Amaliada
Club Founded Sports Achievements
Asteras Amaliada F.C.1947FootballEarlier presence in Gamma Ethniki
Koroivos Amaliadas1983Basketball, VolleyballPresence in A1 Ethniki Basketball

Notable people

  • Nikos Beloyannis (1915–1952), communist and resistance leader
  • Mitsos Alexandropoulos (1924-2008), writer
  • Yovanna (1940- ), singer and author

Twin towns — sister cities

Amaliada is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir Province
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