Pyrgos, Elis

Pyrgos
Πύργος
Clockwise from top right: Municipal Market turned into the Archaeological Museum, Latseio town hall, Pyrgos railway station, Rex Cinema, Skafidia Beach
Official seal of Pyrgos
Pyrgos is located in Greece
Pyrgos
Pyrgos
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°26′E / 37.667°N 21.433°E / 37.667; 21.433
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
Government
 • MayorEfstathios Kannis[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality
456.6 km2 (176.3 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit170.9 km2 (66.0 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
45,365
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
35,062
 • Municipal unit density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Community
26,052
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
271 xx
Area code(s)26210
Vehicle registrationHA
Websitecityofpyrgos.gr

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος, romanizedPýrgos, lit.'tower') is a city in the northwestern Peloponnese, Greece, capital of the regional unit of Elis and the seat of the Municipality of Pyrgos. The city is located in the middle of a plain, 4 kilometres (2 miles) from the Ionian Sea. The river Alfeios flows into sea about 7 km (4 mi) south of Pyrgos. The population of the town Pyrgos is 26,052, and of the municipality 45,365 (2021). Pyrgos is 16 km (10 mi) west of Olympia, 16 km (10 mi) southeast of Amaliada, 70 km (43 mi) southwest of Patras and 85 km (53 mi) west of Tripoli.

  1. ^ Municipality of Pyrgos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.