Lefktro

Lefktro
Λεύκτρο
View of Kardamyli
View of Kardamyli
Lefktro is located in Greece
Lefktro
Lefktro
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 36°51′N 22°16′E / 36.850°N 22.267°E / 36.850; 22.267
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityWest Mani
Districts19
Area
 • Municipal unit222.981 km2 (86.093 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,300 m (4,300 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,960
 • Municipal unit density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
24022
Area code(s)2721
Vehicle registrationKM
Websitewww.lefktro.gr/english/

Lefktro (Greek: Λεύκτρο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Mani, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 222.981 km2.[3] Its population is 4,699 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Kardamyli. The village Lefktro is located above the larger village of Stoupa. Also known as Choriadaki (little town), it contains some restored Mani towers and a few newer houses, virtually all built in the traditional style, of local stone. A ten-minute walk to the sea and Stoupa's beach, it is on the slopes leading up to the Taygetos mountains.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "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.