Iardanos ( el, Ιάρδανος) is a former
municipality in
Elis,
West Greece,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 62.723 km
2.
Its seat of administration was the village
Vounargo
Vounargo ( el, Βούναργο) is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos. Vounargo was the seat of the former municipality Iardanos. It is situated ...
. Iardanos is enclosed by the municipal units of
Amaliada
Amaliada ( el, Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, ''Amaliás'') is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it i ...
to the north, and Pyrgos to the south.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Iardanos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Agioi Apostoloi
Agioi Apostoloi ( el, Άγιοι Απόστολοι, "Holy Apostles") is an uninhabited islet to the north of the western coast of Crete in the Aegean Sea. Administratively, it is within the municipality of Chania, in Chania regional unit.
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Alpochori (Alpochori, Chanakia, Kapandriti)
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Fonaitika
Fonaitika ( el, Φοναΐτικα) is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. It is situated at the foot of low hills, 2 km east of Vounargo, 2 km west of Vrochitsa, 2 km southwest of Koryfi and 8 km north ...
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Katsaros
Katsaros ( el, Κατσαρός) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. It is situated at the foot of low hills, at 80 m elevation. In 2011 its population was 310. It is 2 km southeast of Vounargo, 2 km southwest ...
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Koryfi (Koryfi, Moni Fragkopidimatos)
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Prasino (Prasino, Glykorizo, Keramidia)
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Vounargo
Vounargo ( el, Βούναργο) is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos. Vounargo was the seat of the former municipality Iardanos. It is situated ...
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Vrochitsa
Vrochitsa ( el, Βροχίτσα) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Greece. It is situated in a valley surrounded by low hills, at 80 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Elaionas, 2 km east of Fonaitika, 4 km east o ...
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Xylokera
Xylokera ( el, Ξυλοκέρα) is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. In 2011, it had a population of 319. It is 1 km west of Vounargo, 2 km east of Alpochori and 8 km northwest of Pyrgos.
Population
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Historical population
References
See also
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List of settlements in Elis
{{Pyrgos div
Populated places in Elis