Tragano (
Greek, Modern: Τραγανό, Ancient/
Katharevousa: -on) is a town and a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Elis,
West Greece
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,
Greece
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. 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 area of 41.475 km
2.
Tragano is situated in a flat, rural area, north of the river
Pineios. It is 2 km east of
Stafidokampos, 4 km east of
Andravida, 3 km north of
Agia Mavra, 5 km northwest of
Avgeio and 8 km northeast of
Gastouni. It is 2 km southeast of the
Andravida Air Base.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Tragano is subdivided into the following communities:
*Tragano
*
Agia Mavra
*
Simiza
The community Tragano consists of the town Tragano and the small villages
Markopoulo, Olga and Pigadi. Markopoulo is 1 km east of Tragano town centre. Olga is 3 km east of Tragano. Pigadi is 7 km east of Tragano.
Historical population
See also
*
List of settlements in Elis
This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece.
* Achladini
* Aetorrachi
* Agios Andreas, Katakolo
* Agia Anna
* Agia Kyriaki
* Agia Mavra
* Agia Triada
* Agioi Apostoloi
* Agios Charalampos
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios ...
References
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Populated places in Elis
Pineios (municipality)