Thouria (Greek: Θουρία) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalamata, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 76.922 km2.[3] Its population in 2021 was 2,688. It takes its name from the ancient town of Thuria.
Thouria
Θουρία | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Stone house covered with Boston ivy in Thouria | |
  Thouria Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′N 22°03′E / 37.083°N 22.050°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Kalamata |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 76.922 km2 (29.700 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,688 |
| • Municipal unit density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| • Community | 926 |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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