Langadia, Arcadia Explained

Lagadia
Name Local:Λαγκάδια
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Peloponnese
Periphunit:Arcadia
Municipality:Gortynia
Pop Municunit:490
Pop Community:394
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:79.48
Elevation:976
Coordinates:37.6833°N 24°W
Postal Code:220 03
Area Code:27950
Licence:TP

Lagadia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[2] The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.

The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.

Subdivisions

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

Population history

Geography

Climate

Lagadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[3]

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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 .
  3. Web site: Weather. Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. 24 February 2014.