Gargalianoi
Municipal unit in Greece
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Gargalianoi (Greek: Γαργαλιάνοι) is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 122.680 km2.[3] It is situated 4 km (2.5 mi) from the Ionian Sea coast, 18 km (11 mi) north of Pylos, 21 km (13 mi) south of Kyparissia and 43 km (27 mi) west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.
Gargalianoi
Γαργαλιάνοι | |
|---|---|
Cathedral in Gargalianoi | |
 Location within the regional unit | |
  Gargalianoi | |
| Coordinates: 37°4′N 21°38′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Trifylia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 122.7 km2 (47.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 294 m (965 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 6,864 |
| • Municipal unit density | 55.94/km2 (144.9/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,724 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 244 00 |
| Area code | 27630 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
| Website | gargaliani.gr |
Subdivisions
Famous inhabitants
- Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos, who later anglicized his name to Theodore Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew[4]
- Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem, born Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος in Gargalianoi in 1952
Historical population
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,430 | - |
| 1991 | 5,184 | 7,609 |
| 2001 | 5,970 | 9,083 |
| 2011 | 5,569 | 7,940 |
| 2021 | 4,724 | 6,864 |