Pylos-Nestor

Pylos-Nestoras Δήμος Πύλου - Νέστορος
Pylos - Nestor municipality
Pylos-Nestoras
Location within the region
Coordinates: 36°54′N 21°41′E / 36.900°N 21.683°E / 36.900; 21.683Coordinates: 36°54′N 21°41′E / 36.900°N 21.683°E / 36.900; 21.683
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Area
• Municipality	554.3 km2 (214.0 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipality	21,077
• Municipality density	38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pylos-Nestoras (Greek: Δήμος Πύλου - Νέστορος) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Pylos.^[2] The municipality has an area of 554.265 km².^[3]

Municipality

The municipality Pylos-Nestoras was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[2]

• Chiliochoria
• Koroni
• Methoni
• Nestor
• Papaflessas
• Pylos

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. 1 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. 

Administrative division of the Peloponnese Region
Area 15,490 km2 (5,980 sq mi) Population 577,903 (as of 2011) Municipalities 26 (since 2011) Capital Tripoli
Regional unit of Arcadia	Gortynia Megalopoli North Kynouria South Kynouria Tripoli
Regional unit of Argolis	Argos-Mykines Epidaurus Ermionida Nafplio
Regional unit of Corinthia	Corinth Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Nemea Sikyona Velo-Vocha Xylokastro-Evrostina
Regional unit of Laconia	East Mani Elafonisos Evrotas Monemvasia Sparta
Regional unit of Messenia	Kalamata Messini Oichalia Pylos-Nestor Trifylia West Mani
Regional governor Petros Tatoulis (reelected 2014) Decentralized Administration Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian