Tourkolekas Explained

Tourkolekas
Name Local:Τουρκολέκας
Type:community
Periph:Peloponnese
Periphunit:Arcadia
Municipality:Megalopoli
Municunit:Falaisia
Pop Community:131
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.25°N 29.2°W

Tourkolekas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τουρκολέκας) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwest Arcadia, Greece.[1] It is situated in the mountains near the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Kamara, 6 km northeast of Pefko (Messenia), 8 km southwest of Leontari and 17 km south of Megalopoli. Every August, Tourkolekas celebrates its Nikitareia festival in honour of Nikitaras, a Greek revolutionary leader. There is a marble statue of Nikitaras in the village.

Population

Year Population
1981 318
1991 274
2001 301
2011 190
2021 131

See also

References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.

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