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Pelagos

Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°25′E / 37.517°N 22.417°E / 37.517; 22.417
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Pelagos
Πέλαγος
Pelagos is located in Greece
Pelagos
Pelagos
Coordinates: 37°31′N 22°25′E / 37.517°N 22.417°E / 37.517; 22.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityTripoli
Municipal unitTripoli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community114
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelagos (Greek: Πέλαγος) is a village in the municipality of Tripoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the plain of Tripoli, at 670 m above sea level. As of 2011, it had a population of 151. It is 2 km northwest of Zevgolateio and 4 km northeast of Tripoli city centre. The A7 motorway (Corinth–Tripoli–Kalamata) passes west of the village. The name Pelagos (meaning "sea") dates from classical antiquity, referring to an oak forest on the road from Mantineia to Tegea.[2]

Population

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Year Population
1981 134
1991 148
2001 115
2011 151
2021 114

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 8.11.1
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