Evrotas (municipality)

Evrotas
Ευρώτας
Municipality
Evrotas is located in Greece
Evrotas
Evrotas
Location within the region
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°40′E / 36.850°N 22.667°E / 36.850; 22.667
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
Area
 • Municipality
811.7 km2 (313.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipality
16,058
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Evrotas (Greek: Ευρώτας) is a municipality in the Laconia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. It is named after the river Eurotas. The seat of the municipality is the town Skala.[2] The municipality has an area of 811.734 km2.[3]

Municipality

The municipality Evrotas was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Elevation

Some areas in the south part of the municipality have a negative elevation reaching down to -3.3 meters below the sea level.[4]

References

  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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Altitude.nu".


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