Agios Petros, Arcadia

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Agios Petros (Greek: Άγιος Πέτρος) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of North Kynouria in southeastern Arcadia, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement. The community includes the village Xirokampi and the Malevi Monastery. It is situated in the northern part of the Parnon mountains, at about 950 m elevation. It is 3 km south of Elatos, 5 km east of Vourvoura, 6 km northeast of Karyes (Laconia), 18 km southwest of Astros and 26 km southeast of Tripoli.

Agios Petros Άγιος Πέτρος
Community
Agios Petros
Coordinates: 37°19.7′N 22°32.8′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	North Kynouria
Elevation	950 m (3,120 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	506
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

Year	Population village	Population community
1981	-	1,620
1991	1,234	-
2001	949	1,044
2011	675	717
2021	488	506

Notable people

• Nilus the Myrrh-streamer (1601–1651), an Orthodox Christian saint and ascetic

• George Christopher (1907-2000) Mayor of San Francisco from 1956-1964

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia
• List of traditional settlements of Greece