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Pineios (municipality)

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Municipality in Greece
Pineios Πηνειός
Municipality
Pineios is located in GreecePineiosPineiosLocation within the region
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
Area
 • Municipality161.5 km (62.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Municipality21,625
 • Density130/km (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gastouni. The municipality has an area of 161.496 km. It was named after the river Pineios.

Municipality

The municipality Pineios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

References

  1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
Administrative division of the Western Greece Region
Area
11,350 km (4,380 sq mi)
Population
679,796 (as of 2011)
Municipalities
19 (since 2011)
Capital
Patras
Regional unit of Achaea
Regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania
Regional unit of Elis
Regional governor
Nektarios Farmakis [el] (elected 2019)
Decentralized Administration
Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
Subdivisions of the municipality of Pineios
Municipal unit of Gastouni
Municipal unit of Tragano
Municipal unit of Vartholomio
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