Pelagos

Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°25′E / 37.517°N 22.417°E / 37.517; 22.417
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Pelagos
Πέλαγος
Pelagos is located in Greece
Pelagos
Pelagos
Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°25′E / 37.517°N 22.417°E / 37.517; 22.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityTripoli
Municipal unitTripoli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community114
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelagos (Greek: Πέλαγος) is a village in the municipality of Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the plain of Tripoli, at 670 m above sea level. As of 2011, it had a population of 151. It is 2 km northwest of Zevgolateio and 4 km northeast of Tripoli city centre. The Moreas Motorway (Corinth – Tripoli – Kalamata) passes west of the village. The name Pelagos (meaning "sea") dates from classical antiquity, referring to an oak forest on the road from Mantineia to Tegea.[2]

Population[edit]

Year Population
1981 134
1991 148
2001 115
2011 151
2021 114

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 8.11.1

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