Simopoulo Simopoulo

Simopoulo - Definition and Overview

Pineia - Statistics
Prefecture: Ilia
Province: Province of Ilia
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

37.845/37°50'45' N lat.
21.571/21°34'14' E long.
Area:
-Total
-Water
-Rank

km²

Population: (1991)
 - Total
 - Density¹
 - Rank

 -5,660
 -/km²</small>
Communes: 17
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

about 15 m
197 m(centre)
Postal code: 270 69
Area/distance code: 11-30-26220-3
(030-26220-3)
Municipal code: 1716
Car designation: HA


Simopoulo (Greek, Modern: Σιμόπουλον, Ancient/Katharevousa: Simopoulon) is a community located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the Peneus valley. Where it has a municipality name of which is the seat is Pineia. Distance from Patras is about 45 km S, about 48 km W of Lampeia and W of Tripoli, about 25 km NE of Pyrgos and approximately 20 km ENE of Amaliada.

Nearest places

  • Kampos (northwest)

Subdivisions

  • Agios Nikolaos

Communes of Pineia

Most of the communes are in the north, west and the south.

  • Agnanta
    • Ampelakia
  • Agrapidochori
    • Valmi
    • Kotrona
  • Anthona
  • Kalo Paidi (Greek for good child)
  • Avgi
    • Oraia
  • Efyra
    • Piri
  • Kampos
  • Lagana
  • Lata
    • Roupakia
    • Souli
  • Louka
    • Prinari
  • Mazaraki
    • Apidoula, Apidula
    • Prodromos
  • Oinoi
  • Rodia
  • Simopoulo
  • Skliva
  • Velanido
  • Vouliagmeni
    • Gavrakia

Historical population

Year Communal population Change Municipal population Change
1981 495 - - -
1991 480 -15/-3.03% 5,221
2001 527 47/9.79% 5,660 439/8.41%


The community has a small school, a church, and a square(plateia).

Farmlands are located to its north and west while forests and pine trees dominate the west, the south and east with a few groves in the northwest and east. Hills dominate the northwest and mountains dominate the west, northwest and south. It is located south of mount Skollis.

Pine forests dominate the northeastern and the eastern part of the municipality.

External links

North: Oleni, Stavrodromi
West: Amaliada
Pineia East: Lasionas
South: Oleni

See also:

Municipalities of Ilia
Alifeira | Amaliada | Andravida | Andritsaina | Ancient Olympia | Figaleia | Foloi | Gastouni | Iardanos | Kastro-Kyllinis | Lampeia | Lasiona | Lechaina | Oleni | Pineia | Pyrgos | Skillounta | Tragano | Volakas | Vouprasia | Zacharo
Provinces of Ilia
Ilia | Olympia

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