Krestena

Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα) is a town and a community in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration.[2] Krestena is situated in the low hills between the river Alfeios and the Ionian Sea. It is 2 km southeast of Makrisia, 6 km south of Olympia, 12 km north of Zacharo and 18 km southeast of Pyrgos. In 2011, the population of the town was 1,864, and of the community, which includes the villages Poros and Moschoula, 2,356. The town has a kindergarten, schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a center of environmental training, two churches, restaurants, banks, a police station, a fire brigade, a medical center and a post office. Greek National Road 76 (Kallikomo - Andritsaina - Megalopoli) passes south of the town. The Samiko beach is located approximately 6 kilometers to the north.

Krestena

Κρέστενα
Krestena
Coordinates: 37°35.5′N 21°37.2′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityAndritsaina-Krestena
Municipal unitSkillounta
Community
 • Population2,356 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΗΑ

Population
YearTownCommunity
19813,539-
1991-5,422
20014,9035,783
20111,8642,356
gollark: I encoded 4MB of data from a project as an image, ran it through imageencode.py, then converted it to webp.
gollark: It's only this size because I had to losslessly compress it.
gollark: My mother is not an *image*, thank you.
gollark: Please note that this is a large image and should not be viewed on metered connections.
gollark: Not each day, each year.

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.