Agia Eirini (Kefalonia), Greece
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| Agia Eirini Αγία Ειρήνη |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Kefalonia |
| Province: | Pronnoi |
| Municipality: | Eleios-Pronnoi |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
38.12 (38°7'9") N 21.775 (21°45'22") E |
| Population: (2001) Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality |
363 9.45% 4.53% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
wstern part 90 m (centre) near Tzanata |
| Postal code: | 280 82 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-26740-7xxxx |
| Car designation: | KE |
Agia Eirini (Greek, Άγια Ειρήνη, for Saint Irene) is a community located in the municipality of Elaios-Pronnoi in the southeastern part of the island of Kefalonia. Distances are 6 km north of Pastra and south-west of Tzanata along with Poros, and south of Sami. It is located on a road connecting Argostoli with Poros and Sami. The nearby communities are Andriolata on the other side in the west, Tzanata to the east and Agios Georgios to the south.
- Location:
- Latitude: 38.12/38°7'9' N
- Longitude: 20.775/20°45'22' E
- Population: around 200
- Postal code: 280 82
- Elevation: 90 m
- Dialing code: +30-26740
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 284 | - |
| 1991 | 306 | 22/7.75% |
| 2001 | 363 | 57/18.62% |
The village has a small school, a church named Agia Eirini, and square (plateia). Most of the residential houses are lined within the Argostoli-Poros Road. The area is covered with olive groves and pasture lands except for the south and around its land where two mountain ranges surround almost the entire village except for the north.
[edit] External links
- traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1194142/ayia_irini.htm traveljournals.net - Agia Eirini
- GTP - Agia Eirini
- Indexmundi - Agia Eirini
- Map and aerial photos
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps - street information are not available through these websites
- Satellite images : Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available since mid-2006
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
| The municipality of Eleios-Pronnoi |
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| Greece | Ionian Islands | Kefalonia | Sami? | Eleios-Pronnoi |
