Papaflessas, Messenia

Papaflessas (Greek: Παπαφλέσσας, before 1915: Κοντογόνι - Kontogoni[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 42.137 km².[4] Population 1,316 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Vlachopoulo.

Papaflessas Παπαφλέσσας
Papaflessas Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°01′N 21°47′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Pylos-Nestoras
• Municipal unit	42.1 km^2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,316
• Municipal unit density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	71 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

It comprises five communities (τοπική κοινότητα): Vlachopoulo, Metamorfosi, Maniaki, Papaflessas, and Margeli. It was named after the Greek priest and revolutionary Papaflessas.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
3. Kallikratis law Archived 2017-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.