Iardanos

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Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°24′E

Greece Iardanos (Ιάρδανος)
Coordinates 37°44′ N 21°24′ E
Country Greece
Periphery West Greece
Prefecture Elis
Province Elis
Population 4,297 source (2001)
Elevation 6 m
Postal code 271 00
Area code 26210
Licence plate code ΗΑ

Iardanos (Greek: Ιάρδανος) is a municipality in the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its seat of administration is the village Vounargo (Greek, Modern: Βούναργο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on). Vounargo is accessed by GR-9 about 3 km west. The hills are to the north and northwest. The location SE of Amaliada, S of SSW of Patras, SW of Simopoulo, WNW of Olympia, Greece Olympia, NW of Pyrgos and about 16 m NE of Katakolo.

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[edit] Subdivision

  • Agii Apostoli (pop: 109)

[edit] Communities and subdivisions of Iardanos

  • Alpochori (communal pop: 890, village pop: 244)
    • Chanakia (pop: 550)
    • Kapandriti (pop: 96)
  • Fonaitika (pop: 149)
  • Katsaros (pop: 384)
  • Koryfi (pop: 301)
    • Moni Fragkipidimatos
  • Prasino (communal pop: 828, village pop: 519)
    • Glykorizo (pop: 222)
    • Keramidi (pop: 87)
  • Vounargo
  • Vrochitsa (pop: 447)
  • Xilokera (pop: 439)

[edit] Geography

Vounargo is surrounded by olive and other types of groves along with pastures and mixed farming. The mountains, forests and several valleys lie to the north and to the northwest. Much of the mountains are forested. A mining area, situated north of Vounargo, is presently abandoned.

[edit] Historical population

Year Population Change Municipal population Change
1981 922 - - -
1991 847 -75/-8.13% 4,103 -
2001 750 -97/-11/45% 4,279 176/4.29%

[edit] Other

Vounargo has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, a post office, a water tower, and a square (plateia).

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Northwest: Amaliada North: Amaliada
West: Pyrgos
Iardanos East: Pyrgos
South: Pyrgos

[edit] See also


Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture
AlifeiraAmaliadaAndravidaAndritsainaAncient OlympiaFigaleiaFoloiGastouniIardanosKastro-KylliniLampeiaLasionaLechainaOleniPineiaPyrgosSkillountaTraganoVartholomioVolakasVouprasiaZacharo