Gastouni

Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 59.325 km2.[3] Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from the Ionian Sea. The river Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is 6 km (4 mi) south of Andravida, 4 km (2 mi) east of Vartholomio, 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Amaliada and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Pyrgos. The population of the town proper was 7,485 in 2011.[1] The Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki.[4]

Gastouni

Γαστούνη
Gastouni
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPineios
 • Municipal unit59.325 km2 (22.906 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
11,254
 • Municipal unit density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
273 00
Area code(s)26230
Vehicle registrationΗΑ

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gastouni is subdivided into the following communities:

Population history
YearTown populationMunicipal unit population
19814,751-
19915,8839,350
20017,52411,699
20117,48511,254

People

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. Hellenic Ministry of Culture

See also
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