Gastouni ( el, Γαστούνη) is a town and 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 ...

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 ...

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 north ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.325 km². Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from 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 ...

. The river Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is south of

Andravida Andravida ( el, Ανδραβίδα, ) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, in the northwest of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a ...

, east of

Vartholomio Vartholomio ( el, Βαρθολομιό) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an a ...

, northwest 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 ...

and northwest of Pyrgos. The population of the town proper was 7,485 in 2011.Detailed census results 2011
The

Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to ...

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- Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki.Hellenic Ministry of Culture
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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gastouni is subdivided into the following communities: *Gastouni *

Kardiakafti Kardiakafti ( el, Καρδιακαύτι) is a village in the northwestern part of the municipal unit of Gastouni in Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, on the right bank of the river Pineios. It is 2 km west of Kavasila, 2&nb ...

* Kavasila * Koroivos *

Lefkochori Lefkochori ( el, Λευκοχώρι) is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis. Its population was 546 at the 2011 census. It is situated in a flat rural area, on the left bank of the river Pineios, at about 10 m elevation. It is 1&n ...

* Palaiochori *

Roupaki Roupaki ( el, Ρουπάκι) is a community in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat, rural area, south of the river Pineios. It is 2 km southeast of Agia Mavra, 2 km west of Sosti, 2 km east of K ...

Population history

People

* Nikos Kachtitis, writer *The Sisinis family ** Chrysanthos Sisinis ** Georgios Sisinis, one of the famous Greek revolutionary leaders of the area

References

External links

Gastouni.com
(in Greek)
Gastouni (town) on GTP Travel PagesGastouni (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
{{Authority control Populated places in Elis

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Population history

People

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