Arfara
Arfara (Greek: Αρφαρά) 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 87.615 km2.[3] Population 2,648 (2011). The village of Arfara lies about 15 km from Kalamata. Its name is taken from the first people who lived in Upper Arfara, the Arfaras, some of whom still live in Simi and Rodos. It was the seat of the former Arfara municipality. Arfara has 4 small areas called Servia, Lafazaneika, Skomara and Karagiorgaika.
Arfara Αρφαρά | |
|---|---|
  Arfara Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′N 22°02′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Municipality | Kalamata |
| • Municipal unit | 87.615 km2 (33.828 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,648 |
| • Municipal unit density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,308 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΜ |
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Arfara is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agios Floros (Agios Floros, Christofilaiika)
- Agrilos
- Arfara (Arfara, Agios Konstantinos, Ano Arfara)
- Pidima
- Platy
- Stamatinou (Stamatinou, Pelekito)
- Velanidia
- Vromovrisi (Vromovrisi, Ano Vromovrisi, Dremi, Krasopoula)
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References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
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