Gortynia

Municipality in Greece
Gortynia
Γορτυνία
37°36′N 22°3′E / 37.600°N 22.050°E / 37.600; 22.050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
Area
 • Municipality1,050.9 km2 (405.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality7,915
 • Density7.5/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gortynia (Greek: Γορτυνία) is a municipality in the Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.[2] The municipality has an area of 1,050.882 km2.[3]

Municipality

The municipality Gortynia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

  • Dimitsana
  • Iraia
  • Kleitor
  • Kontovazaina
  • Langadia
  • Trikolonoi
  • Tropaia
  • Vytina

Province

The province of Gortynia (Greek: Επαρχία Γορτυνίας) was one of the four provinces of Arcadia Prefecture. It was abolished in 2006. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Gortynia and the municipal unit Gortyna.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. (39 MB) (in Greek and French)
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Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
Area
15,490 km2 (5,980 sq mi)
Population
577,903 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
26 (since 2011)
Capital
Tripoli
Regional unit of Arcadia
Regional unit of ArgolisRegional unit of CorinthiaRegional unit of LaconiaRegional unit of Messenia
Regional governor
Panagiotis Nikas [el] (elected 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Gortynia
Municipal unit of Dimitsana
Municipal unit of Iraia
  • Agios Ioannis
  • Arachova
  • Chrysochori
  • Kakouraiika
  • Kokkinorrachi
  • Kokkoras
  • Liodora
  • Loutra Iraias
  • Lykouresis
  • Lyssarea
  • Ochthia
  • Paloumpa
  • Psari
  • Pyrris
  • Raftis
  • Sarakini
  • Servos
Municipal unit of Kleitor
Municipal unit of Kontovazaina
Municipal unit of Langadia
Municipal unit of Trikolonoi
Municipal unit of Tropaia
Municipal unit of Vytina
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Peloponnese
Arcadia
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Cyclades
Dodecanese
Thessaly
Larissa
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