Kontovazaina

Kontovazaina
Κοντοβάζαινα
Kontovazaina

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
 • Municipal unit 137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 386
 • Municipal unit 1,171
 • Municipal unit density 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
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] The municipal unit has an area of 137.496 km2.[3] In 2011 its population was 386 for the village and 1,171 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)[4] is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a traditional settlement.

Subdivisions

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

Population

Year Population village Population municipal unit
1991 622 -
2001 500 2,048
2011 386 1,171

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ Orivatein.com Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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