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Pyrgos (Ilia) - Definition |
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| Statistics
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| Prefecture: | Ilia
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| Province: | Province of Ilia
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| Location: | 37.6883/37°40'1' N lat.
21.441/
21°26'28' W long.
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| Population: | 34,902(2001)
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| Elevation: | 3 to 4 m
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| Postal code: | 271 00
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| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26210-3 (030-26210-3)
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| Municipal code: | 1717
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| Car designation: | HA
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| Address of administration: | Saki Karagiorga, Central Square
Pyrgos 271 00
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| Website: | www.dimospirgou.gr
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- For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation)
Pyrgos City (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece and its located in the western part of the Pelopennese. Distance to its cities are 96 km (100 km before the opening of the new GR-9) from Patras, 320 km from Athens, 144 km west of Tripoli and 12 km east of th etown of Katakolo. Pyrgos population is about 25,000 people and its near Olympia the place which the first Olympics tok place. The city is named for a local tower. Pyrgos has one of the biggest squares in Greece with loads of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, hospital, hotels, and a large orthodox church. Traffic lights are now installed downtown. It is bypassed by GR-9/E-55 or GR-74 (eastbound) to its east. The city sits in the middle of a plain in Triphyllis. It is situated about 4 km north of the Alpheus River. Its nearest communities are Agios Georgios to the north and Lampeti (Lambeti) to the east.
Its television stations are Cosmos and ORT (Olympiaki Radiophonio Teleorassi, lit. Olympic Broadcasting Television). Its daily for the city is Patris.
Population history:
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change
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| 1981 | 21,958 | - | - | -
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| 1991 | 28,465 | 6,507/29.63% | 39,183 | -
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| 2001 | 23,791 | -4674/-16.42% | 32,090 | -7,093/-18.1%
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Communities of the Municipality
- Pyrgos
- Agios Georgios, Pyrgos
- Agios Ioannis
- Kyani Akti
- Palata (pop: 78)
- Tragano
- Agiou Ilia Pyrgou
- Ampelona
- Elaio
- Granitseika
- Katakolo
- Koliri
- Korakochori
- Agios Andreas (pop: 7)
- Kallithea (pop: 51)
- Bouka (pop: 15)
- Lampeti
- Lasteika
- Leventochori
- Myrtea
- Palaiovarvasena
- Agios Georgios
- Kampos (pop: 64)
- Salmoni
- Skafidi
- Kalakeika (pop: 98)
- Moni Skafidias
- Patronikoleika, ghost town
- Skourochori
- Varvasaina
- Vytineika
Subdivisions:
- Anthopyrgos
- Kavasilakia
- Syntriada
- Tragano
External Links
See also:
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Example Usage of Pyrgos |
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acidsmile: cool beans! looks like i'm gonna make it to the Open Coffee Athens this Tuesday, as it's 5m from bro's house, then off for Pyrgos after it |
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jwk33: @MaartenvanOijen bedankt! Lelystad filmen was enorm intensief, vooral na Pyrgos, maar wel echt tof! Zie ik je bij de première? |
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travel_blogs: 3rd Day @Santorini: 睡觉睡到自然醒，打开窗帘发现阳光明媚——这就是美好的预兆吧！
今天的主题是：考古、晒太阳、美食第三天 上午10点，我们从Fira的巴士站前往Pyrgos，一个中世界小镇。约15.. http://bit.ly/4txfpn |
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