Trilofo, Arcadia

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Trilofo
Τρίλοφον
Statistics
Prefecture: Arcadia
Province: Megalopoli
Municipality: Megalopoli
Municipal district: Trilofo (seat)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
37.450667 (37° 27' 3") N
22.15 (22° 8' 48") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipal district
-Village
-Percent of the municipality
71
57
0.84%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
about 450 m (west)
598 m
about 900 m (east)
Postal code: GR-222 00
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-27940
Car designation: TP

Trilofo (Greek: Τρίλοφον meaning the three hills), older form: Trilofon, is a Greek village located around 6 km NNE of Megalopoli, 11 km north from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli), about 47 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 18 km southeast of Karytaina and about 39 west-southwest of Tripoli. Trilofo had a population of 57 in 2001 for the village and 71 for the municipal district. Mavria is also in the municipality of Megalopoli. Nea Ekklisoula is linked with a road linking Megalopoli and Lykocheia.

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[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Geography

Trilofo is next to a nearby river. The mountains cover the northern and the eastern portions. Forests dominate the western and the central parts and the mountain areas, farmlands are in the central and western parts as well as the village area. Its panorama includes the Lykaio mountains to the west, the mountains to the north and east and some to the south. The three hills hence its village name's origin are around the area. Its main production are fruits including olives, cattle, fruits, vegetables and other.

Residential and other buildings are within the main roads. Its length is approximately by 400 to 500 m from east to west and by 50 to 150 m at the centre from north to south. The area has approximately 6 to 10 km of hydro lines.

[edit] Information

Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s

[edit] Population

Year Village population Change Municipal district
population		 Percent of the
municipal district		 Percent of the
municipality
1981 133 - - - -
1991 70 -63 or -47.37% - - -
2001 57 -13 or -18.57% 71 80.28% 0.82%

The census between 1981 and 1991 fell below Nea Ekklisoula's population.

[edit] Other

Trilofo has a church, and a square (plateia), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Megalopoli.

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[edit] See also

Municipal districts of the municipality of Megalopoli
Anthochori | Ano Karyes | Chirades | Choremi (Apiditsa) | Chranoi | Gefyra | Isari (Chrousa | Petrovouni) | Isoma Karyon | Karatoula | Kastanochori | Kato Karyes | Lykaio | Lykosoura | Lykochia | Makryssi | Mallota | Marathousa | Megalopoli (Orestio) Nea Eklissoula | Neochori Lykosoura | Paradeisia (Fanaiti) | Perivolia (Vrysoules) | Plaka | Rapsommati | Souli (Derveni) | Soulos | Trilofo | (Palaiomoiri (Koloni)) | Tripotamo | Vangos | Vasta
Greece | Peloponissos | Arcadia | Megalopolis | Megalopoli
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