Iardanos Explained

Iardanos
Name Local:Ιάρδανος
Type:municipal unit
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Elis
Pop Municunit:3274
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:62.723
Elevation:6
Coordinates:37.7333°N 45°W
Postal Code:271 00
Area Code:26210
Licence:ΗΑ

Iardanos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιάρδανος) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 62.723 km2.[2] Its seat of administration was the village Vounargo. Iardanos is enclosed by the municipal units of Amaliada to the north, and Pyrgos to the south.

Subdivisions

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

Historical population

Year Population
1991 4,103
2001 4,016
2011 3,673
2021 3,274

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .