Gargalianoi

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Gargalianoi
Γαργαλιάνοι
Cathedral in Gargaliani
Cathedral in Gargaliani
Gargalianoi is located in Greece
Gargalianoi
Gargalianoi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°4′N 21°38′E / 37.067°N 21.633°E / 37.067; 21.633Coordinates: 37°4′N 21°38′E / 37.067°N 21.633°E / 37.067; 21.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityTrifylia
 • Municipal unit122.7 km2 (47.4 sq mi)
Elevation
294 m (965 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
7,940
 • Municipal unit density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population5,569 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
244 00
Area code(s)27630
Vehicle registrationΚΜ
Websitegargaliani.gr

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 from the Ionian Sea coast, 18 km north of Pylos, 21 km south of Kyparissia and 43 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.

Subdivisions[]

The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Greek Town Welcomes Agnew", by Peter Grose, The New York Times, October 20, 1971, p. 2

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