Argolis

Argolis

Περιφερειακή ενότητα
Αργολίδας
Argolis Περιφερειακή ενότητα; Αργολίδας
Regional unit
	Municipalities of Argolis
	Argolis Argolis within Greece
	Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°50′E / 37.667°N 22.833°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Seat	Nafplio
Area
• Total	2,154 km2 (832 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	93,216
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	21x xx
Area code(s)	275x0
Vehicle registration	ΑΡ
Website	www.argolida.gr

Argolis or Argolida (Greek: Αργολίδα Argolída, [arɣoˈliða]; Ἀργολίς Argolís, [arɡolís] in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia. Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula.

Geography

Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives. Argolis has a coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east.

Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit (Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen.

History

Parts of the history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, Tiryns and Tolo.

Modern history

From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia, which included present Corinthia, Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia.

Administration

The regional unit Argolis is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):^[2]

Argos-Mykines (2)
Epidaurus (Epidavros, 3)
Ermionida (4)
Nafplio (1)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former prefecture Argolis (Greek: Νομός Αργολίδας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.^[2]

New municipality	Old municipalities	Seat
Argos-Mykines	Argos	Argos
	Achladokampos
	Alea
	Koutsopodi
	Lerna
	Lyrkeia
	Mykines
	Nea Kios
Epidaurus (Epidavros)	Epidaurus	Lygourio
Epidaurus (Epidavros)	Asklipieio	Lygourio
Ermionida	Ermioni	Kranidi
Ermionida	Kranidi	Kranidi
Nafplio	Nafplio	Nafplio
	Asini
	Midea
	Nea Tiryntha

Provinces

The provinces of Argolis were:

Transport

The area is connected by highways:

Communications

Newspapers

Argeiakon Bima – Argos
Ta Nea tis Argolidos – Nafplio

Radio

Argaiki Radiofonia – Argos
Argos Radio Deejay – Argos – 96.2 FM
Cool FM – Argos, Kefalari – 90.7 FM
Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou – Nafplio
Orange FM – Argos – 91.1 FM
Radio Argolida – Nafplio – 90.2 FM
Radio Ermionida – Ermioni
Radio Kranidi – Kranidi
Style 89.6 – Argos – 89.6 FM

Television

References

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

Sources

Jameson, Michael H.; Runnels, Curtis Neil; van Andel, Tjeerd Hendrik (1994). A Greek Countryside: The Southern Argolid from Prehistory to the Present Day. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-804716086.
Sutton, Susan Buck, ed. (2000). Contingent Countryside: Settlement, Economy, and Land Use in the Southern Argolid Since 1700. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-804733151.