Pinios (municipality)
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Municipality of Pinios Δήμος Πηνειού (Πηνειός) |
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| State : |
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| Region : | West Greece | ||
| Regional District : | Elis | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 37 ° 51 ′ N , 21 ° 16 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 162.89 km² | ||
| Residents : | 21,034 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 129.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Seat: | Gastouni | ||
| LAU-1 code no .: | 3907 | ||
| Districts : | 3 municipal districts | ||
| Local self-government : |
3 city districts 12 local communities |
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| Website: | www.gastouni.gov.gr | ||
| Location in the region of Western Greece | |||
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Pinios ( Greek Πηνειός ( m. Sg. ), Pronunciation : [ piˈnjɔs ]) is a municipality in the west of the Greek Peloponnese peninsula around the municipality seat Gastouni . It was formed on January 1, 2011 from the municipalities of Gastouni, Vartholomio and Tragano and named after the Pinios river , which flows into the Ionian Sea in the municipality's area . With 7,485 inhabitants, around one third of the community's population lives in the city of Gastouni.
Pinios lies in the alluvial land of the river of the same name and covers the southern half of the Kyllini peninsula to the west. The approximately 20 km long coastline consists of sandy beaches, at its northwestern end in front of a rocky cape in a small bay is the place Arkoudi as the only larger settlement on the coast. The cities of Vartholomio and Gastouni are about 5 km from the coast at a distance of four kilometers. On the northern bank of the Pinios, the municipality of Tragano extends up to about 25 km eastwards into the hilly interior. Neighboring communities are Andravida-Kyllini to the north and Ilida to the south.
The Pinios at Gastouni
The Byzantine Church Dormition of the Theotokos in Gastouni
Community structure
The three municipal districts and former municipalities were in turn formed in 1997 from 15 smaller municipalities, which since 2011 have had the status of urban districts (Ez. Gr. Dimotiki kinotita ) or local communities (topiki kinotita) and elect their own local representative. The population figures come from the results of the 2011 census.
- Vartholomio municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα Βαρθολομιού - 5,899
- Vartholomio district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Βαρθολομιού - 4,271
- Agios Pandeleimonas - Άγιος Παντελεήμονας - 16
- Kokkala - Κοκκάλα - 20
- Romeika - Ρωμέικα - 103
- Stroumbouli - Στρουμπούλη - 21
- Thines - Θίνες - 27
- Vartholomio - Βαρθολομιό - 3,603
- Vationas - Βατιώνας - 165
- Vranas - Βρανάς - 316
- Local community Dimitra - Τοπική Κοινότητα Δήμητρας - 324
- Dimitra - Δήμητρα - 296
- Rengleika - Ρεγκλαίικα - 28
- Local community Kalyvia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καλυβίων Μυρτουντίων - Καλύβια - 139
- Local community Lygia - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λυγιάς - 787
- Arkoudi - Αρκούδι - 157
- Glyfa - Γλύφα - 259
- Ioniko - Ιονικό - uninhabited
- Lygia - Λυγιά - 286
- Paralia - Παραλία - 85
- Machos local community - Τοπική Κοινότητα Μάχου - Μάχος - 378
- Vartholomio district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Βαρθολομιού - 4,271
- Gastouni municipality - Δημοτική Ενότητα - 11,254
- Gastouni district - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Γαστούνης - Γαστούνη - 7,485
- Local community Kavasilas - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καβάσιλα - Καβάσιλας - 1.252
- Local community Kardiakafti - Τοπική Κοινότητα Καρδιακαυτίου - Καρδιακαύτι - 651
- Local community Korivos - Τοπική Κοινότητα Κοροίβου - Κόροιβος - 316
- Local community Lefkochori - Τοπική Κοινότητα Λευκοχωρίου - Λευκοχώρι - 546
- Local community Paleochori - Τοπική Κοινότητα Παλαιοχωρίου - Παλαιοχώρι - 461
- Local community Roupaki - Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρουπακίου - Ρουπάκιον - 543
- Municipality of Tragano - Δημοτική Ενότητα Τραγανού - 3,881
- Tragano District - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Τραγανού - 3,347
- Markopoulo - Μαρκόπουλο - 125
- Olga - Όλγα - 672
- Pigadi - Πηγάδι - 41
- Tragano - Τραγανό - 2.509
- Local community Agia Mavra - Τοπική Κοινότητα Αγίας Μαύρας - Αγία Μαύρα - 468
- Local community Simiza - Τοπική Κοινότητα Σιμίζα - Σιμίζα - 66
- Tragano District - Δημοτική Κοινότητα Τραγανού - 3,347
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)