Kontovazaina
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|name = Kontovazaina
|name_local = Κοντοβάζαινα
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Kondovazenis.svg
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|periph = Peloponnese
|periphunit = Arcadia
|municipality = Gortynia
|pop_municunit = 991
|pop_community = 322
|population_as_of = 2021
|area_municunit = 137.5
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Kontovazaina ({{langx|el|Κοντοβάζαινα}}) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} The municipal unit has an area of 137.496 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }} Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio (1,447 m elevation)[http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_1.htm Orivatein.com] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720001344/http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/page/mountains/e_mounts1_1.htm |date=July 20, 2009 }} is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a traditional settlement.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kontovazaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Dimitra (Dimitra, Stavri)
- Kardaritsi
- Kontovazaina
- Monastiraki (Monastiraki, Arsinaia, Peleki)
- Paralongoi (Paralongoi, Agios Nikolaos, Petas)
- Vachlia (Vachlia, Pera Vachlia)
- Velimachi (Velimachi, Aposkia, Soudeli)
- Vidiaki
- Voutsis
Population
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Year | Population village | Population municipal unit |
---|---|---|
1991 | 622 | - |
2001 | 500 | 2,048 |
2011 | 386 | 1,171 |
2021 | 322 | 991 |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120310060531/http://www.kontovazena.gov.gr/Default.aspx?tabid=325 www.kontovazena.gov.gr]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721081508/http://www.k-gortynia.gr/oikismoi/kontovazaina.html www.k-gortynia.gr]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kontovazaina
|North = Aroania
|Northeast = Paion
|East = Kleitor
|Southeast =
|South = Tropaia
|Southwest =
|West = Foloi
|Northwest = Lampeia
}}
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Category:Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
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