Pineios (municipality)

Pineios
Πηνειός
Location
Pineios
Coordinates
Government
Country: Greece
Region: West Greece
Regional unit: Elis
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
 - Population: 20,232
 - Area: 162.9 km2 (63 sq mi)
 - Density: 124 /km2 (322 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gastouni.[1] It was named after the river Pineios.

Municipality

The municipality Pineios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)