Molai
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Molai Municipality Δημοτική Ενότητα Μολάων (Μολάοι) |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Peloponnese
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| Regional District : | Laconia | ||
| Municipality : | Monemvasia | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 36 ° 48 ′ N , 22 ° 51 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 10 - 200 - 530 m Elea - Molai - Koupia |
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| Area : | 208.995 km² | ||
| Residents : | 4,980 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 23.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 430501 | ||
| Structure: |
1 city district 5 local communities |
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| Located in the municipality of Monemvasia and the Laconia regional unit | |||
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Molai ( Greek Μολάοι ( m. Pl. )) Is a small town with around 3000 inhabitants in Laconia , Greece , which is 315 km southwest of Athens . Until it was incorporated into Monemvasia on January 1, 2011, Molai was an independent municipality - from 1947 township (dimos) - with (201) 4987 inhabitants, which was last significantly enlarged by incorporations in 1997. As the most populous town in Monemvasia, the city of Molai is also its administrative seat today.
structure
The current municipality of Molai is divided into the following localities (the number of inhabitants from the 2011 census in brackets):
- Molai locality (2560)
- Elea locality (421)
- Koupia locality (103)
- Metamorfosis locality (551)
- Pakia locality (424)
- Sykea locality (928)
history
The city of Molai is first mentioned by name in a document in 1292 during the period of the kingdom of Andronicus II. The name probably comes from the water mills in this region.
Sports
The Molaikos team is the region’s football team by name.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)