Evrotas (municipality)

Evrotas (Greek: Ευρώτας) is a municipality in the Laconia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. It is named after the river Eurotas. The seat of the municipality is the town Skala.[2] The municipality has an area of 811.734 km2.[3]

Evrotas

Ευρώτας
Evrotas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°40′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
Area
  Municipality811.7 km2 (313.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
17,891
  Municipality density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality Evrotas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Altitude

Some areas in the south part of the municipality have a negative altitude reaching up to -3.3 meters below the sea level. [4]

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.
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