Gargalianoi

Gargalianoi (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι) is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 122.680 km2.[3] It is situated 4 km from the Ionian Sea coast, 18 km north of Pylos, 21 km south of Kyparissia and 43 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.

Gargalianoi

Γαργαλιάνοι
Cathedral in Gargaliani
Gargalianoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°4′N 21°38′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityTrifylia
  Municipal unit122.7 km2 (47.4 sq mi)
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
7,940
  Municipal unit density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Community
  Population5,569 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
244 00
Area code(s)27630
Vehicle registrationΚΜ
Websitegargaliani.gr

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:

  • Floka
  • Gargalianoi
  • Lefki
  • Marathopoli
  • Mouzaki
  • Pyrgos
  • Valta
  • Tragana

Famous inhabitants

  • Theodore Spiros Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew
  • Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
  • Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem, born Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος in Gargalianoi in 1952

Historical population

YearTown populationMunicipality population
19815,430-
19915,1847,609
20015,9709,083
20115,5697,940

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.

See also

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