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Pineios (municipality)

Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250
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Pineios
Πηνειός
Pineios is located in Greece
Pineios
Pineios
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
Area
 • Municipality161.5 km2 (62.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality21,625
 • Density130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gastouni.[2] The municipality has an area of 161.496 km2.[3] It was named after the river Pineios.

Municipality

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The municipality Pineios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.