Levidi

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Levidi
Λεβίδι
Location
Levidi
Coordinates 37°41′N 22°17′E / 37.683°N 22.283°E / 37.683; 22.283Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°17′E / 37.683°N 22.283°E / 37.683; 22.283
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: Peloponnese
Regional unit: Arcadia
Municipality: Tripoli
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1]
Municipal unit
 - Population: 4,131
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 860 m (2,822 ft)
Postal code: 220 02
Telephone: 27960
Auto: TP

Levidi (Greek: Λεβίδι) is a small town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The town is situated on the northeastern slope of the Mainalo mountains, at about 850 m elevation. While the Mainalo is densely forested, the plains towards the northeast contain farmlands. Levidi is 9 km northwest of Kapsas, 10 km east of Vytina, 12 km southwest of Kandila and 20 km northwest of Tripoli. It is at the junction of the Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Pyrgos) and the Greek National Road 66 (Levidi - Nemea). Levidi was the site of several battles during the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Levidi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Chotoussa (pop: 108)
  • Daras (pop: 474)
  • Kandila (pop: 898, Kandila, Diakopi, Moni Kandilas)
  • Kardaras (pop: 47)
  • Komi (pop: 97)
  • Levidi (pop: 1,219)
  • Limni (pop: 260)
  • Orchomenos (pop: 16, Orchomenos, Roussis)
  • Palaiopyrgos (pop: 325)
  • Panagitsa (pop: 115)
  • Vlacherna (pop: 568)

Historical population

Year Community Municipal unit
1981 1,442 -
1991 1,142 4,334
2003 1,219 4,131

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003. 
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

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