Thouria, Messenia
Thouria (Greek: Θουρία) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalamata, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 76.922 km2.[3] Its population in 2011 was 2,721. It takes its name from the ancient town of Thuria.
Thouria in ancient Greece, located west of Sparta.
Thouria Θουρία | |
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.jpg) Stone house covered with Boston ivy in Thouria | |
  Thouria Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′N 22°03′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Kalamata |
| • Municipal unit | 76.922 km2 (29.700 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,721 |
| • Municipal unit density | 35/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 884 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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