Ellinitsa

Ellinitsa
Ελληνίτσα
Location
Ellinitsa
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: Peloponnese
Regional unit: Arcadia
Municipality: Megalopoli
Municipal unit: Falaisia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Community
 - Population: 95
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Ellinitsa (Greek: Ελληνίτσα) is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It is located around 15 km south of Megalopoli, 6 km south from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli), about 45 km northeast of Kalamata, about 4 to 5 km west of Leontari and about 43 km (old: 45 km) west-southwest of Tripoli. Ellinitsa had a population of 97 in 2001. Ellinitsa is in the municipal unit of Falaisia. Ellinitsa is linked with the Paradeisia-Leontari Road, the rest of the roads are for forestry use.

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Geography

Ellinitsa is located on a mountain slope. The mountains cover the southern portions of the area where the elevation reaches up to 1,296 m. Forests dominate the western and the eastern parts, farmlands are in the middle of the valley. Its panorama includes the Lykaio mountains to the northwest, mountains to the north and east but it can rarely see the Mainalo mountains and to the west, the mountains to the south cannot be seen except for the eastern and the northern portions of the area.

Population

Year Population
1981 62
1991 82
2001 95

Unlike the other parts of Arcadia, the population saw growth along with Megalopoli and Tripoli and had been growing since 1981.

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