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Kalyvakia, Elis
Xenies ( el, Ξενιές) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Vard ..., Elis, southwestern Greece. At the 2001 census, the population of Xenies was 81 for the village and 176 for the municipal district, which includes the small villages Kalyvakia and Palaiochora. Xenies is situated in the hills on the northeastern shore of the Pineios reservoir. Population External links Xenies on the GTP Travel Pages See also * List of settlements in Elis References {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis Vouprasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Greece
Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It occupies an area of and its population is, according to the 2011 census, at 679,796 inhabitants. The capital of the Western Greece is Patras, the third-largest-city in the country with a population of about 280,000 inhabitants. The NUTS 2 code for the region of Western Greece is EL63. Administration The region of Western Greece was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Peloponnese and the Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras. The region is based at Patras and is divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elis (regional Unit)
Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was Elis Prefecture, covering the same territory. The modern regional unit is nearly coterminous with the ancient Elis of the classical period. Here lie the ancient ruins of cities of Elis, Epitalion and Olympia, known for the ancient Olympic Games which started in 776 BC. Geography The northernmost point of Elis is 38° 06'N, the westernmost is 22° 12′E, the southernmost is 37° 18′N, and the easternmost is 21° 54′E. The length from north to south is , and from east-to-west is around . The modern regional unit is not completely congruent with ancient Elis: Lampeia belonged to ancient Arcadia, and Kalogria is now part of Achaea. The longest river is the Alfeios. Other rivers are the Erymanthos, Pineios and Neda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andravida-Kyllini
Andravida–Kyllini ( el, Ανδραβίδα-Κυλλήνη) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Lechaina. The municipality has an area of 355.476 km2. Municipality The municipality Andravida–Kyllini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Andravida *Kastro-Kyllini *Lechaina *Vouprasia Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Vard ... References External links Municipalities of Western Greece Populated places in Elis {{WGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vouprasia
Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Varda, a small town with a population of about 2,300. The municipal unit has about 8,400 inhabitants. The area of the municipal unit is 170.859 km². Geography Vouprasia is located in northern Elis, on the Ionian coast between Patras and Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9/ E55 and the Patras-Kalamata railway line pass through it. Vouprasia has one disused railway station, in Varda. The area is mostly flat, and the main land use is agriculture. The lagoon Kotychi, connected with the Ionian Sea, is located in the western part of Vouprasia. There is a health center in Varda. Vouprasia borders on (clockwise from the west) the Ionian Sea, the municipal units Larissos and Olenia (both Achaea) and the municipal units Pineia, Amaliada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pineios (Peloponnese)
The Pineiós ( el, Πηνειός, la, Peneus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It is long. He is best known for his stables, ... in a single day, a task which had been presumed to be impossible. References Landforms of Elis Rivers of Greece Rivers of Western Greece Landforms of Achaea Drainage basins of the Ionian Sea {{Greece-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Elis
This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * Achladini * Aetorrachi * Agios Andreas, Katakolo * Agia Anna * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Mavra * Agia Triada * Agioi Apostoloi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Ilias, Amaliada * Agios Ilias, Pyrgos * Agios Ilias, Zacharo * Agios Ioannis * Agnanta * Agrapidochori * Agridi * Alfeiousa * Alifeira * Alpochori * Amaliada * Ampelokampos * Ampelonas * Amygdalies * Andravida * Andritsaina * Anemochori * Anilio * Anthonas * Antroni * Archaia Ilida * Archaia Olympia * Archaia Pisa * Areti * Arini * Artemida * Arvaniti * Aspra Spitia * Astras * Avgeio * Avgi * Borsi * Charia * Chavari * Cheimadio * Chelidoni * Chrysochori * Dafni * Dafniotissa * Dafnoula * Diasella * Dimitra * Doukas * Douneika * Dragogio * Efyra * Elaionas * Epitalio * Fanari * Figaleia * Flokas * Foloi * Fonaitika * Frixa * Gastouni * Geraki * Giannitsochori * Goumero * Graikas * Granitsaiika * Gryllos * I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Elis
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
