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