Ilida (municipality)

Ilida (Greek: Ήλιδα) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Amaliada.[2] The municipality has an area of 400.517 km2.[3] It was named after the ancient region and city Elis.

Ilida

Ήλιδα
Ilida municipality (Dimos Ilidos)
Ilida
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°21′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
Area
  Municipality400.5 km2 (154.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
32,219
  Municipality density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipality

The municipality Ilida was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. "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.


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