Kontovazaina

Kontovazaina Κοντοβάζαινα
Kontovazaina
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°54′E / 37.800°N 21.900°E / 37.800; 21.900Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°54′E / 37.800°N 21.900°E / 37.800; 21.900
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Gortynia
Population (2001)[1]
• Rural	500
• Municipal unit	2,048
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	TP

Kontovazaina (Greek: Κοντοβάζαινα) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] In 2001 its population was 500 for the village and 2,048 for the municipal unit. Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio (1,447 m elevation)^[3] is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon.

Subdivisions

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

• Dimitra (Dimitra, Stavri)
• Kardaritsi
• Kontovazaina
• Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Arsinaia, Peleki)
• Paralongoi (Paralongoi, Agios Nikolaos, Petas)
• Vachlia (Vachlia, Pera Vachlia)
• Velimachi (Velimachi, Aposkia, Soudeli)
• Vidiaki
• Voutsis

Population

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia

References

External links

• www.kontovazena.gov.gr
• www.k-gortynia.gr
• Kontovazaina at the GTP Travel Pages

	Lampeia	Aroania	Paion
	Foloi		Kleitor
	Kontovazaina
		Tropaia