Langadia, Arcadia

Lagadia
Λαγκάδια
Lagadia is located in Greece
Lagadia
Lagadia
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E / 37.683; 22.033
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityGortynia
Area
 • Municipal unit79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi)
Elevation
976 m (3,202 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
490
 • Municipal unit density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Community
394
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 03
Area code(s)27950
Vehicle registrationTP

Lagadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.

The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.

Subdivisions

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

  • Lagadia (Lagadia, Agios Athanasios, Agios Nikolaos, Kaloneri, Pteria, Xerovouni)
  • Lefkochori (Lefkochori, Fouskari, Touthoa)

Population history

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Traditional houses of the village
  • 1949: 3,333
  • 1981: 1,188 (village)
  • 1991: 671 (village), 1,993 (municipality)
  • 2001: 704 (village), 1,363 (municipality)
  • 2011: 355 (village), 504 (community), 636 (municipal unit)

Geography

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Climate

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Lagadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[4]

Climate data for Lagadia, Greece
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 58.46
(14.70)
58.82
(14.90)
62.06
(16.70)
67.64
(19.80)
76.1
(24.5)
84.38
(29.10)
88.16
(31.20)
88.16
(31.20)
83.3
(28.5)
75.74
(24.30)
67.1
(19.5)
60.62
(15.90)
72.545
(22.53)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 41.36
(5.20)
41.54
(5.30)
42.98
(6.10)
47.3
(8.5)
53.96
(12.20)
60.26
(15.70)
64.22
(17.90)
64.4
(18.0)
60.44
(15.80)
54.86
(12.70)
48.74
(9.30)
43.88
(6.60)
51.995
(11.11)
Source: <yr.no >"Weather statistics for Lagadia". Weather statistics for Lagadia, Peloponnese (Greece). yr.no. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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See also

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References

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  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.
  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. ^ "Weather". Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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