Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Vehicle registration ΗΑ Local time Tuesday 11:25 PM Municipality Pyrgos Regional unit Elis | Elevation 37 m (121 ft) Postal code 270 58 Website www.volakos.gov.gr Area code 26210 Administrative region Western Greece | |
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Volakas (Greek: Βώλακας) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 70.790 km2. Its seat of administration was in the town of Epitalio.
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Map of Volakas 270 58, Greece
Volakas is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, southeast of Pyrgos and southwest of Olympia. The river Alfeios forms the northern border of the municipal unit. There are wooded hills in the northeastern part of Volakas, the southwestern part along the coast is flat and used for agriculture. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) and the railway from Pyrgos to Kalamata run through Volakas. Operations at the small airport of Epitalio (ICAO: LGEP) have been suspended.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Volakas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):