Falaisia

Falaisia (Greek: Φαλαισία, before 1918: Μπούρα - Boura^[2]) is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 274.926 km².^[4] The seat of the municipality was in Leontari, 5 km northwest of the village Falaisia. The municipal unit Falaisia is located in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains, south of Megalopoli and north of Kalamata. It borders on Laconia to the southeast, and Messenia to the southwest.

CountryGreece

Elevation

758 m (2,487 ft)

Lowestelevation

350 m (1,150 ft)

Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)

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Falaisia Φαλαισία
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Falaisia
Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°10′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Megalopolis
Area
• Municipal unit	274.9 km2 (106.1 sq mi)
Elevation	758 m (2,487 ft)
Highest elevation	1,522 m (4,993 ft)
Lowest elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,455
• Municipal unit density	5.293/km2 (13.71/sq mi)
• Community	54
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	220 21
Area code	27910
Vehicle registration	TP
Website	www.falaisia.gr

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