Kontovazaina (Greek: Κοντοβάζαινα) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 137.496 km2.[3] Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio (1,447 m elevation)[4] is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a traditional settlement.
Kontovazaina
Κοντοβάζαινα | |
|---|---|
  Kontovazaina Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°54′E / 37.800°N 21.900°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Gortynia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 137.5 km2 (53.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 991 |
| • Municipal unit density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Community | 322 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | TP |
Subdivisions edit
The municipal unit Kontovazaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Dimitra (Dimitra, Stavri)
- Kardaritsi
- Kontovazaina
- Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Arsinaia, Peleki)
- Paralongoi (Paralongoi, Agios Nikolaos, Petas)
- Vachlia (Vachlia, Pera Vachlia)
- Velimachi (Velimachi, Aposkia, Soudeli)
- Vidiaki
- Voutsis
Population edit
| Year | Population village | Population municipal unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 622 | - |
| 2001 | 500 | 2,048 |
| 2011 | 386 | 1,171 |
| 2021 | 322 | 991 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (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.
- ^ Orivatein.com Archived July 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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