Tourkolekas

Tourkolekas Τουρκολέκας
Community
Tourkolekas
Coordinates: 37°15′N 22°7.2′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Megalopoli
Municipal unit	Falaisia
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	131
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Tourkolekas (Greek: Τουρκολέκας) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwest Arcadia, Greece.[2] It is situated in the mountains near the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Kamara, 6 km northeast of Pefko (Messenia), 8 km southwest of Leontari and 17 km south of Megalopoli. Every August, Tourkolekas celebrates its Nikitareia festival in honour of Nikitaras, a Greek revolutionary leader. There is a marble statue of Nikitaras in the village.

Population

Year	Population
1981	318
1991	274
2001	301
2011	190
2021	131

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia

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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.

External links

• History and information about Tourkolekas