Pineia

Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 148.572 km².^[3] Its seat of administration was in the village Simopoulo. Pineia is named after the river Pineios, which forms its northern border. The area is hilly and sparsely populated. It is about 20 km east of Amaliada, 25 km northeast of Pyrgos and 45 km southwest of Patras.

Pineia Πηνεία
Municipal unit
Pineia Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°51′N 21°34′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Ilida
Area
• Municipal unit	148.6 km2 (57.4 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,032
• Municipal unit density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	270 69
Area code(s)	26220
Vehicle registration	ΗΑ

Subdivisions

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

• Agnanta (Agnanta, Ampelakia)
• Agrapidochori (Agrapidochori, Valmi, Kotrona)
• Anthonas (Anthonas, Kalo Paidi)
• Avgi (Avgi, Oraia)
• Efyra (Efyra, Pirio)
• Kampos
• Laganas
• Latas
• Loukas (Loukas, Prinari)
• Mazaraki (Mazaraki, Apidoula, Prodromos)
• Oinoi
• Rodia (Rodia, Akropotamia)
• Simopoulo (Simopoulo, Agios Nikolaos)
• Skliva
• Velanidi (Velanidi, Roupakia, Souli)
• Vouliagmeni (Vouliagmeni, Gavrakia)

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	5,221
2001	5,660
2011	3,699
2021	3,032

See also

• List of settlements in Elis