Tegea

Tegea
Τεγέα
The Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea
Tegea is located in Greece
Tegea
Tegea
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°27.32′N 22°25.23′E / 37.45533°N 22.42050°E / 37.45533; 22.42050
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityTripoli
Area
 • Municipal unit118.35 km2 (45.70 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,959
 • Municipal unit density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
220 12
Area code(s)2710
Vehicle registrationTP

Tegea (/ˈtiə/; Greek: Τεγέα) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit[2] with an area of 118.350 km2.[3] It is near the modern villages of Alea and Episkopi.

The legendary founder of Tegea was Tegeates, a son of Lycaon.[4]

  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.
  4. ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 45. 1