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North Kynouria

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Country
  
Greece

Regional unit
  
Arcadia

Elevation
  
55 m (180 ft)

Local time
  
Friday 8:30 PM

Administrative region
  
Peloponnese

Districts
  
26

Lowest elevation
  
0 m (0 ft)

Postal code
  
22001

North Kynouria

Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 48% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Archaeological Museum of Astros, Tselepos Winery SA, Atsiganos Beach

North Kynouria or Vóreia Kynouría (Greek: Βόρεια Κυνουρία) is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the regional unit, between the northwestern shores of the Argolic Gulf and northern Laconia. Its land area is 576.981 km². Its population is 10,341 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality is in Astros (pop. 2,408). Its largest other towns or villages are Ágios Andréas (pop. 1,065), Paralio Astros (1,043), Doliana (846), Ágios Pétros (717), Meligoú (684), Korakovoúni (659), Prastós (336) and Kastrí (335).

Contents

Map of Voria Kinouria, Greece

Subdivisions

The municipality is divided into 26 communities:

  • Agia Sofia
  • Agios Andreas (Agios Andreas, Arkadiko Chorio, Paralia Agiou Andreou)
  • Agios Georgios (Aetochori, Vathia, Melissi)
  • Agios Petros (Agios Petros, Moni Malevis, Xirokampi)
  • Astros (Astros, Agios Ioannis, Agios Stefanos, Varvogli, Iera Moni Loukous, Chantakia)
  • Charadros (Charadros, Agioi Asomatoi)
  • Doliana (Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kato Doliana, Kouvlis, Prosilia, Rouneika)
  • Elatos
  • Tou Karatoula
  • Kastanitsa
  • Kastri
  • Korakovouni (Korakovouni, Neochori, Oreino Korakovouni)
  • Koutroufa
  • Meligou (Oreini Meligou, Agia Anastasia, Portes, Cheimerini Meligou)
  • Mesorrachi
  • Nea Chora
  • Oria
  • Paralio Astros
  • Perdikovrysi
  • Platana
  • Platanos
  • Prastos (Prastos, Agios Panteleimon, Moni Eortakoustis)
  • Sitaina
  • Stolos (Stolos, Fountoma)
  • Vervena (Vervena, Kato Vervena)
  • Xiropigado (Xiropigado, Metamorfosi, Plaka)
  • References

    North Kynouria Wikipedia