Volakas ( el, Βώλακας) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. After the administrative reform of 2011, it became a part of Pyrgos. The municipal unit has an area of 70.790 km². Its seat of administration was in the town of

Epitalio Epitalio ( el, Επιτάλιο, before 1927: Αγουλινίτσα - ''Agoulinitsa'') is a town and a community in Elis (regional unit), Elis, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality of Volakas, Elis, Volakas, which was merged into t ...

. Volakas is situated on the

Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ...

coast, southeast of Pyrgos and southwest of

Olympia The name Olympia may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film * ''Olympia'' (1938 film), by Leni Riefenstahl, documenting the Berlin-hosted Olympic Games * ''Olympia'' (1998 film), about a Mexican soap opera star who pursues a career as an athlet ...

. The river Alfeios forms the northern border of the municipal unit. There are wooded hills in the northeastern part of Volakas, the southwestern part along the coast is flat and used for agriculture. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) and the railway from Pyrgos to Kalamata run through Volakas. Operations at the small airport of Epitalio (ICAO: LGEP) have been suspended.Greek Civil Aviation Authority
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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Volakas was subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *

(Epitalio, Paralia) * Agridi *

Alfeiousa Alfeiousa ( el, Αλφειούσα, before 1927: Βολάντζα - ''Volantza'') is a village in Elis (regional unit), Elis, Greece. It belongs to the municipal unit of Volakas, Elis, Volakas, in the Pyrgos, Elis, Municipality of Pyrgos. In 2011 ...

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