Pineia

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Pineia
Πηνεία
Location
Pineia (Greece)
Pineia
Coordinates 37°51′N 21°34′E / 37.85, 21.567Coordinates: 37°51′N 21°34′E / 37.85, 21.567
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 15 m (49 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: West Greece
Prefecture: Elis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 5,660
Codes
Postal: 270 69
Area: 26220
Auto: ΗΑ

Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a municipality in the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its seat of administration is in the village Simopoulo (Greek: Σιμόπουλο). Simopoulo is located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the Pineios River valley. Distance from Patras is about 45 km S, about 48 km W of Lampeia and W of Tripoli, about 25 km NE of Pyrgos and approximately 20 km ENE of Amaliada.

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Subdivisions

  • Agios Nikolaos

[edit] Communes of Pineia

Most of the communes are in the north, west and the south.

  • Agnanta
    • Ampelakia
  • Agrapidochori
    • Valmi
    • Kotrona
  • Anthona
  • Kalo Paidi (Greek for good child)
  • Avgi
    • Oraia
  • Efyra
    • Piri
  • Kampos
  • Lagana
  • Lata
    • Roupakia
    • Souli
  • Louka
    • Prinari
  • Mazaraki
    • Apidoula, Apidula
    • Prodromos
  • Oinoi
  • Rodia
  • Simopoulo
  • Skliva
  • Velanido
  • Vouliagmeni
    • Gavrakia

[edit] Historical population

Year Communal population Change Municipal population Change
1981 495 - - -
1991 480 -15/-3.03% 5,221 -
2001 527 47/9.79% 5,660 439/8.41%

The community has a small school, a church, and a square(plateia).

Farmlands are located to its north and west while forests and pine trees dominate the west, the south and east with a few groves in the northwest and east. Hills dominate the northwest and mountains dominate the west, northwest and south. It is located south of mount Skollis.

Pine forests dominate the northeastern and the eastern part of the municipality.

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North: Oleni, Stavrodromi
West: Amaliada Ampelakia Salaminas East: Lasiona
South: Oleni

[edit] See also

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Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture
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