| Statistics
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| Prefecture: | Ilia
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| Province: | Ilia
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Location:
Latitude:
Longitude: |
37.896/37°53'42' N lat.21.413/21°18'48' E long
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Population: (2001)
- Total
- Density¹
- Rank |
2,774
-/km²</small>
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Elevation:
-lowest:
-centre:
-highest: |
5 m
5 m(centre)
about 60 to 70 m
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| Postal code: | 270 57
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| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26230 (030-26230)-6, 61 Tragano
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| Communes: | 3
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| Municipal code: | 1719
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| Car designation: | HA
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | TRG Tragano
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Tragano (Greek, Modern: Τραγανό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, not to be confused with trachana), older forms Traganon is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the western Peloponnese. GR-9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) is 3 km E (old: 4 km) and is linked with a road connecting Andravida and Olga along with Borsi and Markopopulo and down to Agia Mavra, Roupaki and Amaliada. It is located 4 km E of Andravida, 68 km (old: 69 km) SW of Patras, W of Borsi and the Peneus Dam/Barrier, about 2 km NW of Agia Mavra, about 12 km NW of Amaliada, 35 km NW of Pyrgos, 33 km NW of the Pyrgos By-Pass, 4 km E of Andravida and 17 km (old: 19 km) E of Kyllini.
Subdivisions
- Markopoulo (pop: 169)
- Olga (pop: 188)
- Pigadi (pop: 47)
Communities and subdivisions
Nearest places
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal population | Change
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| 1981 | 2,502 | - | - | -
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| 1991 | 1,980 | -522/-20.86% | 2,774 | -
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| 2001 | 3,688 | 1,708/86.26% | 3,361 | 587/21.16%
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Much of the population live inside the town. The rest live in a few communities
Tragano has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasuim, a church, a post office, and a square (plateia) which is situated in the centre.
The area are made up of forests in the north and bounding with the airport in the northwest especially the municipal border with Andravida. Farmlands lie around town and especially to the north and groves are situated in the southwest and southeast with a few forests. The hills lie to the east and has forests and farms lying to the east. The military airport is 7 km SE and 4.7 km SE directly.
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