Trifylia
Trifylia (Greek: Τριφυλία) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kyparissia.[2] The municipality has an area of 616.019 km2.[3] It was named after the ancient Triphylia region.
Trifylia
Τριφυλία | |
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![]() ![]() Trifylia Location within the region ![]() | |
Coordinates: 37°14′N 21°40′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Messenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Georgios LeventakisMunicipality of Trifylia Official Website (Greek)</ref> |
Area | |
• Municipality | 616.0 km2 (237.8 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Municipality | 27,373 |
• Municipality density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | Official website |
Municipality
The municipality Trifylia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
Province
The province of Trifylia (Greek: Επαρχία Τριφυλίας) was one of the provinces of the Messenia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Trifylia and the municipal units Dorio, Eira and Nestoras.[4] The province was founded in 1833, comprising the northern part of the newly formed Messenia Prefecture. It was abolished with the administrative reform of 1836, but re-established in 1848. In 1899, along with the neighbouring Olympia Province (until then part of the Elis Prefecture), it formed the short-lived Trifylia Prefecture, which was abolished in 1909. The province of Trifylia was abolished in 2006.
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.
- "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). (39 MB) (in Greek and French)