Evrotas (municipality)
Municipality in Greece
Evrotas Ευρώτας | |
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| 36°51′N 22°40′E / 36.850°N 22.667°E / 36.850; 22.667 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Laconia |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 811.7 km2 (313.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 16,058 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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]
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]
- Elos
- Geronthres
- Krokees
- Niata
- Skala
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]
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Altitude.nu".
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Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
- East Mani
- Elafonisos
- Evrotas
- Monemvasia
- Sparta
- Regional governor
- Panagiotis Nikas [el] (elected 2019)
- Decentralized Administration
- Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian
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