Kleitor

Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 150.582 km2.[3] Its population was 1,406 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Mygdalia.

For the ancient town of Arcadia, see Cleitor. For the village in Achaea, see Kleitor, Achaea.
Kleitor

Κλείτωρ
Kleitor
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°05′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityGortynia
 • Municipal unit150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,406
 • Municipal unit density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationTP

History
Main article: Cleitor
See also: Clitorians

Cleitor was a historic and powerful city-state in ancient Greece.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kleitor is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agridi
  • Drakovouni
  • Kerpini (Kerpini, Ano Kalyvia, Kato Kalyvia)
  • Mygdalia (Mygdalia, Palaiopyrgos)
  • Pournaria (Pournaria, Mouria)
  • Prasino (Prasino, Kalyvia Karnesi)
  • Theoktisto
  • Valtesiniko (Valtesiniko, Kourouveli, Olomades)
  • Xirokarotaina

Population
YearPopulation
19912,761
20012,584
20111,406

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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