Gargalianoi

Gargalianoi Γαργαλιάνοι
Cathedral in Gargaliani
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
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Trifylia
• Municipal unit	122.7 km2 (47.4 sq mi)
Elevation	294 m (965 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	7,940
• Municipal unit density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Community[1]
• Population	5,569 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	244 00
Area code(s)	27630
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ
Website	gargaliani.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:

• Floka
• Gargalianoi
• Lefki
• Marathopoli
• Mouzaki
• Pyrgos
• Valta

Famous inhabitants

• Theodore Spiros Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew
• Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia

Historical population

References

1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. 

External links

• http://www.gargaliani.gov.gr (in Greek)

See also

• List of settlements in Messenia

		Filiatra
	Ionian Sea		Nestoras
		Gargalianoi
	Ionian Sea		Nestoras