Kalamata
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This article is about the city. For the olive, see Kalamata olive. For other uses, see Kalamata (disambiguation).
Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα [kalaˈmata]) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.
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Kalamata
Καλαμάτα | |
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Coordinates: 37°02′16″N 22°06′40″E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Messenia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Athanasios Vasilopoulos (New Democracy; since 1 September 2019) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 440.3 km2 (170.0 sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 253.3 km2 (97.8 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 72,906 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Municipal unit | 66,135 |
• Municipal unit density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
• Community | 58,816 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 241 00 |
Area code(s) | 27210 |
Vehicle registration | KM |
Website | www |
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The 2021 census recorded 72,906 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which 66,135 resided in the municipal unit of Kalamata, and 58,816 in the city proper.[1] Kalamata is renowned as the land of the Kalamatianos dance, Kalamata olives and Kalamata olive oil.