Gortynia
Municipality in Greece
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Gortynia (Greek: Γορτυνία) is a municipality in the Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.[2] The municipality has an area of 1,050.882 km2.[3] Its name is derived from the ancient city of Gortys.[4]
Gortynia
Γορτυνία | |
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  Gortynia Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′N 22°3′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Seat | Dimitsana |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,050.9 km2 (405.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 7,915 |
| • Density | 7.532/km2 (19.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Municipality
The municipality Gortynia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
