Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former

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Elis 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 ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.572 km². Its seat of administration was in the village

Simopoulo Simopoulo ( el, Σιμόπουλο) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Pineia, Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida. Simopoulo was the seat of the former municipality Pineia. ...

. Pineia is named after the river Pineios, which forms its northern border. The area is hilly and sparsely populated. It is about 20 km east of Amaliada, 25 km northeast of Pyrgos and 45 km southwest of Patras.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Pineia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agnanta (Agnanta, Ampelakia) * Agrapidochori (Agrapidochori, Valmi, Kotrona) * Anthonas (Anthonas, Kalo Paidi) * Avgi (Avgi, Oraia) *

Efyra Efyra ( el, Εφύρα) is a village and a community in the western part of Pineia municipal unit, Elis, Greece. It lies at an altitude of 121 metres, and covers an area of 12 km², of which 55% is arable and 20% is forest. It is situated so ...

(Efyra, Pirio) * Kampos *

Laganas Laganas ( el, Λαγανάς) is a village and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...

* Latas *

Loukas Loukas ( el, Λουκᾶς/Λουκάς) is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist. People with the given name Loukas * Loukas Apostolidis, a Greek footballe ...

(Loukas, Prinari) * Mazaraki (Mazaraki, Apidoula, Prodromos) *

Oinoi Oinoi ( el, Οινόη) is a village and a former community in the northern part of West Attica, Greece. The village was named Mazi ( el, Μάζι) until 1919. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia ...

* Rodia (Rodia, Akropotamia) *

(Simopoulo, Agios Nikolaos) * Skliva * Velanidi (Velanidi, Roupakia, Souli) *

Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni ( el, Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which ...

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