Papaflessas, Messenia

Papaflessas
Παπαφλέσσας
Papaflessas is located in Greece
Papaflessas
Papaflessas
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°01′N 21°47′E / 37.017°N 21.783°E / 37.017; 21.783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityPylos-Nestor
Area
 • Municipal unit42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,120
 • Municipal unit density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
 • Community
39
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΜ

Papaflessas (Greek: Παπαφλέσσας, before 1915: Κοντογόνι - Kontogoni[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 42.137 km2.[4] Population 1,120 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Vlachopoulo.

It comprises five communities (τοπική κοινότητα): Vlachopoulo, Metamorfosi, Maniaki, Papaflessas, and Margeli. It was named after the Greek priest and revolutionary Papaflessas.

  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. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.