Iardanos is a former municipality

Communities and Municipalities of Greece

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 in Elis, West Greece, Greece

Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos

Pyrgos, Elis

Pyrgos is the capital of the Elis peripheral unit in Greece. It is named after a local tower. The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain near the Ionian Sea. It is 96 km away from Patras via Greek National Road 9, 320 km from Athens, and...

, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Vounargo. Vounargo is accessed by GR-9

Greek National Road 9

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 about 3 km west. The hills are to the north and northwest. The location SE of Amaliada

Amaliada

Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...

, S of SSW of Patras

Patras

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, SW of Simopoulo, WNW of Olympia

Olympia, Greece

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, NW of Pyrgos and about 16 m NE of Katakolo

Katakolo

Katakolo is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. It is located south of Patras and Dounaiika, 12 km off downtown Pyrgos, west of Olympia and northwest of Messenia...

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Iardanos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agioi Apostoloi (pop: 109)
• Alpochori
  Alpochori
  Alpochori , is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 244 for the village and 890 for the municipal district...
  
   (total pop: 890, Alpochori 244, Chanakia 550, Kapandriti 96)
• Fonaitika
  Fonaitika
  Fonaitika is a Greek village 15 km north of Pyrgos in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Greece. Its population is 149 people .-Nearest places:*Vrochitsa, east*Katsaros, south*Vounargo, west*Koryfi, NNW-Population:-Location:...
  
   (pop: 149)
• Katsaros
  Katsaros
  Katsaros is a Greek settlement 15 km north of Pyrgos in the municipality of Iardanos, Greece. Its 2001 population was 447...
  
   (pop: 384)
• Koryfi
  Koryfi, Elis
  Koryfi is a Greek settlement located about 4 km southeast of Amaliada, Greece. Koryfi is connected with the road linking with Amaliada. The GR-9 Koryfi is a Greek settlement located about 4 km southeast of Amaliada, Greece. Koryfi is connected with the road linking with Amaliada. ...
  
   (total pop: 301, Koryfi 276, Moni Fragkopidimatos 25)
• Prasino (total pop: 828, Prasino 519, Glykorizo 222, Keramidia 87)
• Vounargo (pop: 696)
• Vrochitsa
  Vrochitsa
  Vrochitsa is a Greek settlement 5 kilometers north from Pyrgos in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Greece. Its population is 447 people . The average altitude is 85 meters . There is an elementary school, a church and a big square...
  
   (pop: 447)
• Xylokera
  Xylokera
  Xylokera is a village in the municipal unit of Iardanos, Elis, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 439. Located northwest of Pyrgos, and east of the Greek National Road 9 .-Nearest places:*Vounargo, east*Prasino, east...
  
  (pop: 439)

Geography

Vounargo is surrounded by olive and other types of groves along with pastures and mixed farming. The mountains, forests and several valleys lie to the north and to the northwest. Much of the mountains are forested. A mining area, situated north of Vounargo, is presently abandoned.

Historical population

Year	Population Vounargo	Population Iardanos
1981	922	-
1991	847	4,103
2001	696	4,016