Gargalianoi
Gargalianoi (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι) is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 122.680 km2.[3] It is situated 4 km from the Ionian Sea coast, 18 km north of Pylos, 21 km south of Kyparissia and 43 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.
Gargalianoi
Γαργαλιάνοι | |
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![]() Cathedral in Gargaliani | |
![]() ![]() Gargalianoi Location within the regional unit ![]() | |
Coordinates: 37°4′N 21°38′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Messenia |
Municipality | Trifylia |
• Municipal unit | 122.7 km2 (47.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 7,940 |
• Municipal unit density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Community | |
• Population | 5,569 (2011) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 244 00 |
Area code(s) | 27630 |
Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
Website | gargaliani.gr |
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:
- Floka
- Gargalianoi
- Lefki
- Marathopoli
- Mouzaki
- Pyrgos
- Valta
- Tragana
Famous inhabitants
- Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos, who later anglicized his name to Theodore Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew [4]
- Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem, born Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος in Gargalianoi in 1952
Historical population
Year | Town population | Municipality population |
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1981 | 5,430 | - |
1991 | 5,184 | 7,609 |
2001 | 5,970 | 9,083 |
2011 | 5,569 | 7,940 |
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- "Greek Town Welcomes Agnew", by Peter Grose, The New York Times, October 20, 1971, p. 2
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