Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia (Greek: Κύπαρισσία) is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. The population has been steady. The town centre is situated on a road (GR-9 connected almost centrally between Pyrgos and Methone. Its distance is around 65 km north of Pyrgos, 65 km west of Kalamata via GR-9A and approximately 6 km south of the Neda River. The latitude location is about 37.2 N, and almost 25.5 E longitude. The elevation is sea level in the west, approximately 20 m (60 ft) downtown, and 50 m or higher in the east. There are approximately a 1,500 dwellings in the municipality. It is also the seat of the Province of Tryfilia. Messinia Messinia (also spelled Messenia) is a district in the Peloponnesus, a region of Greece. ... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation) Pyrgos City (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece and its located in the western part of the Pelopennese. ... Methone could refer to in Greek mythology, Methone was one of the Alkyonides, the seven beautiful daughters of the Giant Alkyoneus. ... For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation) Pyrgos is an archaeological site of the Minoan civilization near Myrtos in the municipality of Ierapetra on the south coast of Crete. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ...

The city centre is nearly lined, and adjacent to the train tracks. Cyparissia has the southwesternmost railway station in Greece. The railroad station has a freight yard with its length of around 500 m making it the southwestern terminus of the OSE railway line. The Organismos Sidirodromon Ellados (ΟΣΕ, Οργανισμός Σιδηροδρόμων Ελλάδος, Greek for Hellenic Railways Organisation) is Greeces railway company and runs freight and passenger trains. ...

The town is almost surrounded with olive groves and trees and mixed farming. The town has churches. There is one hospital. Forests including cypresses and pines to its east. An acropolis and a monument lies to the west. Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family). ... Species About 115. ...

Kyparissia has schools, lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, churches including Agia Triada, a post office and squares, beaches (paralies). Kyparissia also includes a port to the northwest in its bay and the barriers are almost shaped like the letter G but the southwest barrier rons to the northwest from the point. The port is mainly used for cargo purposes and has no ferry services. G is the seventh letter in the Roman alphabet. ...

Downtown is nearly 200 m from the shoreline of the Ionian Sea which includes the nearby Gulf of Kyparissia (Kyparissiakos Kolpos), and west of the nearest mountains. The port of Kyparissia is to the northwest. The Ionian Sea. ...

Nearest places

• Kalo Nero N
• Aetos NE

Communities

• Armenioi (pop: 317)
• Faraklada (pop: 315)
• Kyparissia (pop: 5,149)
• Mouriatada (pop: 205)
• Myrou (pop: 109)
• Perdikoneri (pop: 163)
• Raches (pop: 319)
• Spilia (pop: 588)
• Stasi (pop: 99)
• Vryses (pop: 189)
• Xirokampos (pop: 54)

Historical population

1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also:

• Communities of Messenia

Here are communities and communes including sections in the prefecture of Messinia/Messenia in Greece: A-B Achladochori Adriani Aetos Agaliani Agia Kyriaki Agiannaki Agiochori Agios Andreas Agios Niko Agios Nikolaos Agios Sosti? Agrilia Agrilos Aia Aithea Akritochori Alfona Allagi Almyro Altomira Ammos Ampeliona Ampelofito Ampelokipoi Analypsi Androusa Angilos Ano...