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Simopoulo
| Pineia - Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Prefecture: | Ilia |
| Province: | Province of Ilia |
| Location: | |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | kmē |
| Population: (1991) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | -5,660 -/kmē |
| Communes: | 17 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | about 15 m 197 m(centre) |
| Postal code: | 270 69 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26220-3 (030-26220-3) |
| Municipal code : | 1716 |
| Car designation: | HA
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Simopoulo (Greek, Modern: Σιμόπουλον, Ancient/Katharevousa: Simopoulon) is a community located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the Peneus River valley. Where it has a municipality name of which is the seat is Pineia. Distance from Patras is about 45 km S, about 48 km W of Lampeia and W of Tripoli, about 25 km NE of Pyrgos and approximately 20 km ENE of Amaliada.
Nearest places
- Kampos (northwest)
Subdivisions
- Agios Nikolaos
Communes of Pineia
Most of the communes are in the north, west and the south.
- Agnanta
- Ampelakia
- Agrapidochori
- Valmi
- Kotrona
- Anthona
- Kalo Paidi (Greek for good child)
- Avgi
- Oraia
- Efyra
- Piri
- Kampos
- Lagana
- Lata
- Roupakia
- Souli
- Louka
- Prinari
- Mazaraki
- Apidoula , Apidula
- Prodromos
- Oinoi
- Rodia
- Simopoulo
- Skliva
- Velanido
- Vouliagmeni
- Gavrakia
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 495 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 480 | -15/-3.03% | 5,221 | |
| 2001 | 527 | 47/9.79% | 5,660 | 439/8.41% |
The community has a small school, a church, and a square(plateia).
Farmlands are located to its north and west while forests and pine trees dominate the west, the south and east with a few groves in the northwest and east. Hills dominate the northwest and mountains dominate the west, northwest and south. It is located south of mount Skollis .
Pine forests dominate the northeastern and the eastern part of the municipality.
External links
- Simopoulo, Pineia
- traveljournals.net - Simopoulo
- GTP - Simopoulo
- GTP - Municipality of Pineia
- Indexmundi - Simopoulo
| North: Oleni , Stavrodromi | ||
| West: Amaliada |
Pineia | East: Lasionas |
| South: Oleni |
See also:
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