Figaleia

Figaleia (Greek: Φιγαλεία) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the administrative reform of 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Zacharo.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 89.175 km².^[3] In 2021 the population was 50 for the village and 1,250 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Nea Figaleia. Figaleia is located south of Andritsaina, west of Megalopoli, north-northwest of Kalamata, northeast of Kyparissia and southeast of Pyrgos. Figaleia is located in mountainous southern Elis. The river Neda flows through the municipal unit. The name was taken from the ancient city-state of Phigaleia, which was located near the present village.

Figaleia Φιγαλεία
Municipal unit
Figaleia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°24′N 21°51′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Zacharo
Area
• Municipal unit	89.18 km2 (34.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	1,250
• Municipal unit density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Community	50
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Subdivisions

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

• Figaleia
• Kryoneri (Kryoneri, Trianta)
• Nea Figaleia (Nea Figaleia, Faskomilia)
• Perivolia
• Petralona
• Stomio

References

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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "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.