South Kynouria is a municipality in the Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

 peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. The seat of the municipality is the town Leonidio

Leonidio

Leonidio is a town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit...

. It covers the central portion of the ancient region of Cynuria (the SE coast of the Peloponnese) and the southern portion of the modern Kynouria Province

Kynouria Province

Kynouria Province was a province in Arcadia Prefecture, Greece.The province, established in the 19th century, covered only the northern half of the ancient namesake region of Cynuria. It was abolished in 2006, and following the 2011 Kallikratis reform, its territory is occupied by the...

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Municipality

The municipality South Kynouria was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:

• Kosmas
  Kosmas, Greece
  Kosmas is a village and a former community in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 591...
  
  
• Leonidio
  Leonidio
  Leonidio is a town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit...
  
  
• Tyros
  Tyros, Greece
  Tyros is a town in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Kynouria, of which it is a municipal unit. At the 2001 census, the population of the municipality was 2116. It lies in the heart of Kynouria and is between Parnon and the...