Tripotamia | |
Name Local: | Τριποταμιά |
Type: | community |
Periph: | Peloponnese |
Periphunit: | Arcadia |
Municipality: | Gortynia |
Municunit: | Tropaia |
Pop Community: | 130 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Elevation: | 160 |
Coordinates: | 37.6167°N 69°W |
Postal Code: | 220 08 |
Area Code: | 27970 |
Tripotamia (Greek: Τριποταμιά meaning "three rivers", before 1927: Μπέλεσι - Belesi[1]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Tropaia in the westernmost part of Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is situated on a hill above the left bank of the river Erymanthos, 3 km north of its confluence with the Alfeios. The Ladon, another tributary of the Alfeios, flows 2 km east of Tripotamia. The rivers Erymanthos and Alfeios form the border with Elis here. The community consists of the villages Tripotamia, Kapellitsa and Chania. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes north of the village. Tripotamia is 2 km east of Aspra Spitia, 6 km southwest of Liodora and 15 km east of Olympia.
Year | Population | |
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1981 | 431 | |
1991 | 420 | |
2001 | 323 | |
2011 | 200 | |
2021 | 130 |