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Evrotas (municipality)

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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] The municipality has an area of 811.734 km2.[3]

CountryGreece
SeatSkala
TimezoneUTC+2 (EET)
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Evrotas
Ευρώτας
Municipality
Location of Evrotas
Evrotas is located in Greece
Evrotas
Evrotas
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°40′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
SeatSkala
Area
 • Municipality
811.7 km2 (313.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
16,058
 • Density19.78/km2 (51.24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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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]

Elevation

Some areas in the south part of the municipality have a negative elevation reaching down to -3.3 meters below the sea level.[4]

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