Pelagos Explained

Pelagos
Name Local:Πέλαγος
Type:community
Periph:Peloponnese
Periphunit:Arcadia
Municipality:Tripoli
Municunit:Tripoli
Pop Community:114
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:37.5167°N 47°W

Pelagos (el|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.[1]

Population

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

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Notes and References

  1. [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]