Kontovazaina

Kontovazaina (Greek: Κοντοβάζαινα) is a village and 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 137.496 km2.[3] In 2011 its population was 386 for the village and 1,171 for the municipal unit. Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio (1,447 m elevation)[4] is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a traditional settlement.

Kontovazaina

Κοντοβάζαινα
Kontovazaina
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°54′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityGortynia
 • Municipal unit137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
386
 • Municipal unit
1,171
 • Municipal unit density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationTP

Subdivisions

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

  • Dimitra (Dimitra, Stavri)
  • Kardaritsi
  • Kontovazaina
  • Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Arsinaia, Peleki)
  • Paralongoi (Paralongoi, Agios Nikolaos, Petas)
  • Vachlia (Vachlia, Pera Vachlia)
  • Velimachi (Velimachi, Aposkia, Soudeli)
  • Vidiaki
  • Voutsis

Population
YearPopulation villagePopulation municipal unit
1991622-
20015002,048
20113861,171

See also

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.
  4. Orivatein.com Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.