Falaisia

Falaisia (Greek: Φαλαισία, before 1918: Μπούρα - Boura[2]) is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 274.926 km2.[4] The seat of the municipality was in Leontari, 5 km northwest of the village Falaisia. The municipal unit Falaisia is located in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains, south of Megalopoli and north of Kalamata. It borders on Laconia to the southeast, and Messenia to the southwest.

Falaisia

Φαλαισία
Falaisia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°10′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopolis
 • Municipal unit274.9 km2 (106.1 sq mi)
Elevation
758 m (2,487 ft)
Highest elevation
1,522 m (4,993 ft)
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,077
 • Municipal unit density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 21
Area code(s)27910
Vehicle registrationTP
Websitewww.falaisia.gr

Subdivisions

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

Historical population
YearCommunityMunicipal unit
1920375-
1961250-
1981100-
19911263,296
20011503,229
2011632,077

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  4. "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.

See also
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