Iardanos

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Iardanos
Ιάρδανος
Location
Iardanos (Greece)
Iardanos
Coordinates 37°44′N 21°24′E / 37.733, 21.4Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°24′E / 37.733, 21.4
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 6 m (20 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: West Greece
Prefecture: Elis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 4,297
Codes
Postal: 271 00
Area: 26210
Auto: 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

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Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture
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