Voufrades ( el, Βουφράδες) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Messenia
Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...
,
Peloponnese,
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 ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Messini
Messini ( el, Μεσσήνη, before 1867: Νησί ''Nisi'') is a municipal unit (''dimotiki enotita'') and the seat town (''edra'') of the municipality (''dimos'') of Messini within the regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') of Messenia in th ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 42.360 km
2.
Population 1,051 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in
Chatzis
Hatzis or Chatzis ( el, Χατζής) is a Greek surname with the female version being Hatzi or Chatzi (). The name is derived from the honorific prefix Hatzi- designating people who visited the Holy Land. Notable people with the name include:
...
.
References
Populated places in Messenia
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