Evrotas (municipality)

Evrotas Ευρώτας
Municipality of Evrotas
Evrotas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°40′E / 36.850°N 22.667°E / 36.850; 22.667Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°40′E / 36.850°N 22.667°E / 36.850; 22.667
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Laconia
Area
• Municipality	865.3 km2 (334.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	17,891
• Municipality density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Evrotas (Greek: Ευρώτας) is a municipality in the Laconia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. It is named after the river Eurotas. The seat of the municipality is the town Skala.^[2]

Municipality

The municipality Evrotas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Elos
• Geronthres
• Krokees
• Niata
• Skala

References

1. ↑ "Detailed census results 2011" (in Greek). 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region Area 15,490 km2 (5,980 sq mi) Population 577,903 (as of 2011) Municipalities 26 (since 2011) Capital Tripoli Regional unit of Arcadia Gortynia Megalopoli North Kynouria South Kynouria Tripoli Regional unit of Argolis Argos-Mykines Epidaurus Ermionida Nafplio Regional unit of Corinthia Corinth Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Nemea Sikyona Velo-Vocha Xylokastro-Evrostina Regional unit of Laconia East Mani Elafonisos Evrotas Monemvasia Sparti Regional unit of Messenia Kalamata Messini Oichalia Pylos-Nestor Trifylia West Mani Regional governor Petros Tatoulis (reelected 2014) Decentralized Administration Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian