| Pineia Πηνεία |
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Pineia
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Elis |
| Municipality: | Ilida |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 5,660 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Postal: | 270 69 |
| Telephone: | 26220 |
| Auto: | ΗΑ |
Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] 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.
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The municipal unit Pineia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Year | Simopoulo | Pineia |
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| 1981 | 495 | - |
| 1991 | 480 | 5,221 |
| 2001 | 492 | 5,660 |
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.
| North: Oleni, Stavrodromi | ||
| West: Amaliada | Pineia | East: Lasiona |
| South: Oleni |
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