Langadia, Arcadia
Lagadia
Λαγκάδια | |
|---|---|
  Lagadia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Gortynia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 490 |
| • Municipal unit density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Community | 394 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 220 03 |
| Area code(s) | 27950 |
| Vehicle registration | TP |
Lagadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.
The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.
Subdivisions
[edit]The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Lagadia (Lagadia, Agios Athanasios, Agios Nikolaos, Kaloneri, Pteria, Xerovouni)
- Lefkochori (Lefkochori, Fouskari, Touthoa)
Population history
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- 1949: 3,333
- 1981: 1,188 (village)
- 1991: 671 (village), 1,993 (municipality)
- 2001: 704 (village), 1,363 (municipality)
- 2011: 355 (village), 504 (community), 636 (municipal unit)
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Lagadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[4]
| Climate data for Lagadia, Greece | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.46 (14.70) |
58.82 (14.90) |
62.06 (16.70) |
67.64 (19.80) |
76.1 (24.5) |
84.38 (29.10) |
88.16 (31.20) |
88.16 (31.20) |
83.3 (28.5) |
75.74 (24.30) |
67.1 (19.5) |
60.62 (15.90) |
72.545 (22.53) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.36 (5.20) |
41.54 (5.30) |
42.98 (6.10) |
47.3 (8.5) |
53.96 (12.20) |
60.26 (15.70) |
64.22 (17.90) |
64.4 (18.0) |
60.44 (15.80) |
54.86 (12.70) |
48.74 (9.30) |
43.88 (6.60) |
51.995 (11.11) |
| Source: <yr.no >"Weather statistics for Lagadia". Weather statistics for Lagadia, Peloponnese (Greece). yr.no. 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016. | |||||||||||||
Photo gallery
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View of Lagadia village in Arcadia from roadway. -
Lagadia village road sign. -
View of Lagadia. -
Looking down from roadway at Lagadia village buildings. -
Scene of buildings in Langadia village. -
Another view of Lagadia village from afar. -
Chickens in Lagadia village. -
School building in Lagadia village. -
The clock tower of the Taxiarches Church.
See also
[edit]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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Weather". Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
