| Graikos Γραικός |
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Graikos
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit: | Arcadia |
| Municipality: | Megalopoli |
| Municipal unit: | Falaisia |
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| - Population: | 61 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Graikos (Greek: Γραικός) is a Greek village located in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia. It is located SW of Tripoli, near Leontari and SSE of Megalopoli. Graikos had a 2001 population of 61.
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Graikos is located about 40 km southeast of Tripoli, about 15 km northeast of Leontari and about 19 km east of Megalopoli.
Graikos is situated in a valley area, farmlands are to the area and forests are also around the area and covers a part of the land. The mountains are to the south.
| Year | Population |
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| 1991 | 38 |
| 2001 | 61 |
The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. The population lost since that time, the population recovered by two thirds between 1991 and 2001 which made it one of the few villages and settlements in Arcadia prefecture to see population growth including the larger Megalopoli. The fire ravaged Graikos on late Sunday August 25, 2007 and on Monday with slow advances and burnt much of the area including its bushes, several remain even most of its residents. Windspeeds remain high and temperatures were around 40°C at the time. Firefighters along with its residents, choppers and airplanes sprayed out the blazes. Flames did not advance as much on Monday except for the west, the flames mainly sprayed out, the fire spread into Pellana on the same day but slowly spread to the south, cooler temperatures slowed the fire.
Its main industry are agriculture. Its main production are olives, citrus, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common.
Graikos has several rural roads and approximately 6 km of hydro lines and roads, it also has approximately 8 to 10 km of rural roads.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1970s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
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