Agia Eirini, Kefalonia

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Agia Eirini
Αγία Ειρήνη
Statistics
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
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.

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[edit] See also

The municipality of Eleios-Pronnoi
Municipal districts with settlements in brackets
Agia Eirini | Agios Georgios | Agios Nikolaos | Argini | Chionata (Kolaitis | Thiramonas) | Markopoulo (Kateleios | Kato Kateleios) | Mavrata | Pastra (Kremmydi) | Poros (Asprogerakas | Kampitsata | Riza | Tzanata) | Skala (Alimata | Fanies | Ratzakli) | Valerianos (Atsoupades | Plateies) | Xenopoulo (Andriolata | Kapandriti)
Greece | Ionian Islands | Kefalonia | Sami? | Eleios-Pronnoi