Oleni

For the municipal unit in Achaea, see Olenia. For the island off the Russian north coast, see Oleniy Island.

Oleni (Greek: Ωλένη) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece.

Oleni Ωλένη
Municipal unit
Oleni Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°33′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Pyrgos
Area
• Municipal unit	152.2 km2 (58.8 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,651
• Municipal unit density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
• Community	404
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	270 64
Area code(s)	26210
Vehicle registration	ΗΑ
Website	www.oleni.gov.gr

Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 152.231 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula.

The municipal unit was named after the ruined medieval town Olena, which also gave its name to the Bishopric of Olena. It consists of a wide valley around Karatoula and Magoula, and the hills west and east of the valley. It is located about 10 km northeast of Pyrgos, 13 km northwest of Olympia and 20 km southeast of Amaliada. The largest community is Goumero. The ancient town Amphidolis was located near present Karatoula.^{[citation needed]}

Subdivisions

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

• Agia Anna
• Arvaniti
• Charia
• Cheimadio
• Goumero
• Karatoula (Karatoula, Kleidereika, Marmara)
• Karya (Karya, Varvarina, Sitochori)
• Klindia
• Koutsochera
• Lanthi (Lanthi, Moni Kremastis)
• Latzoi (Latzoi, Agios Georgios, Almyriki, Grammatikos)
• Magoula (Magoula, Katsomaliareika)
• Mouzaki
• Oleni
• Pefki
• Sopi

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	7,560
2001	9,026
2011	5,815
2021	4,651

See also

• List of settlements in Elis