Pyrgos (Πύργος)
Periphery	West Greece
Prefecture	Elis
Province
Population	34,902 source (2001)
Area	170.9 km²
Population density	204/km²
Elevation	3 m
Coordinates	37°40′ N 21°26′ E
Postal code	271 00
Area code	26210
Licence plate code	ΗΑ
Mayor
Website	dimospirgou.gr

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Elis in Greece. It is named for a local tower. File links The following pages link to this file: Ilia Prefecture Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Categories: Greece geography stubs ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Elis (Modern Greek: Ηλεία - Ileía, also Ilia and Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... -1... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... Elis (Modern Greek: Ηλεία - Ileía, also Ilia and Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. ...

The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain in Triphyllis. It is 96km away from Patra via Greece Interstate 9, 320 km from Athens, 144 km from Tripoli. It is bypassed by GR-9/E-55 or GR-74 (eastbound) to its east. The town of Katakolo lies 12 km to the west. Olympia is also nearby, as are Agios Georgios to the north and Lampeti (Lambeti) to the east. The Alfeios River is about 4 km to the south. Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s; see also List of traditional Greek place names), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is... Katakolo (Greek: Κατάκολο; before the 1970s: Κατάκολον or Katakolon) is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... Kardiakafti (Greek, Άγιος Γεώργιος, named for Saint George) is a community located about 2 km north of Pyrgos. ... Lampeti also Lambeti or Labeti(Greek, Modern: Λαμπέτι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Lambetion, is a suburban village in the municipality of Pyrgos in the prefecture of Ilia. ... The Alfeiós (Greek: Αλφειός, also Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ...

The population of Pyrgos is approximately 25,000 people. Pyrgos has one of the biggest squares in Greece with loads of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, hospital, hotels, and a large orthodox church. Traffic lights are now installed downtown.

Its television stations are Cosmos and ORT (Olympiaki Radiophonio Teleorassi, lit. Olympic Broadcasting Television). Its daily for the city is Patris.

Population history:

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Communities of the Municipality

• Pyrgos
• Agios Georgios, Pyrgos
• Agios Ioannis
  • Kyani Akti
  • Palata (pop: 78)
  • Tragano
• Agiou Ilia Pyrgou
  • Pyrgi
  • Stamateleika
• Ampelona
  • Kouzouli
  • Rozeika
• Elaio
  • Vytineika
• Granitseika
  • Kavouri (pop: 45)
• Katakolo
  • Agios Andreas (pop: 6)
• Koliri
  • Koloreikas Paragkes
• Korakochori
  • Agios Andreas (pop: 7)
  • Kallithea (pop: 51)
  • Bouka (pop: 15)
• Lampeti
• Lasteika
  • Itia
• Leventochori
• Myrtia
• Palaiovarvasena
  • Agios Georgios
  • Kampos (pop: 64)
• Salmoni
  • Alfeios (pop: 39)
• Skafidi
  • Kalakeika (pop: 98)
  • Moni Skafidias
  • Patronikoleika, ghost town
• Skourochori
  • Kato Kavouri
• Varvasaina
  • Kato Varvasena
• Vytineika

Kardiakafti (Greek, Άγιος Γεώργιος, named for Saint George) is a community located about 2 km north of Pyrgos. ... Katakolo (Greek: Κατάκολο; before the 1970s: Κατάκολον or Katakolon) is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. ... Lampeti also Lambeti or Labeti(Greek, Modern: Λαμπέτι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Lambetion, is a suburban village in the municipality of Pyrgos in the prefecture of Ilia. ... Lasteika (Greek: Λαστέικα, older form: Λασταίικα), older form: Lastaiika is a village located slightly east of Pyrgos in the central part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... The Alfeiós (Greek: Αλφειός, also Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ...

Subdivisions:

• Anthopyrgos
• Kavasilakia
• Kokkinochoma, located in the northeastern portion of Pyrgos
• Syntriada
• Tragano

Sporting teams

• Panileiakos (played in the first division during the 2002-2003 season)

Persons

• Giorgos Karagounis (b. March 6, 1977), a Greek football/soccer player

Giorgos Karagounis (Greek: Γιώργος Καραγκούνης; born March 6, 1977, in Pirgos, Greece) is a midfielder for SL Benfica and Greece. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

External links

• gogreece.com on Pyrgos
• Radio stations in Pyrgos
• traveljournals.net - Pyrgos
• GTP - Pyrgos
• GTP - Municipality of Pyrgos
• Indexmundi - Pyrgos

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See also:

• List of communities of Ilia