Falaisia

Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°10′E / 37.283°N 22.167°E / 37.283; 22.167
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Falaisia
Φαλαισία
Falaisia is located in Greece
Falaisia
Falaisia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°10′E / 37.283°N 22.167°E / 37.283; 22.167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopolis
Area
 • Municipal unit274.9 km2 (106.1 sq mi)
Elevation
758 m (2,487 ft)
Highest elevation
1,522 m (4,993 ft)
Lowest elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,455
 • Municipal unit density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Community
54
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 21
Area code(s)27910
Vehicle registrationTP
Websitewww.falaisia.gr

Falaisia (Greek: Φαλαισία, before 1918: Μπούρα - Boura[2]) is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 274.926 km2.[4] The seat of the municipality was in Leontari, 5 km northwest of the village Falaisia. The municipal unit Falaisia is located in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains, south of Megalopoli and north of Kalamata. It borders on Laconia to the southeast, and Messenia to the southwest.

Subdivisions[edit]

The municipal unit Falaisia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Historical population[edit]

Year Community Municipal unit
1920 375 -
1961 250 -
1981 100 -
1991 126 3,296
2001 150 3,229
2011 63 2,077
2021 54 1,455

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.

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