Kleitor
Κλείτωρ
Kleitor is located in Greece
Kleitor
Kleitor
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°05′E / 37.750°N 22.083°E / 37.750; 22.083
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityGortynia
  Municipal unit150.6 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
1,406
  Municipal unit density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationTP

Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 150.582 km2.[3] Its population was 1,406 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Mygdalia.

History

Cleitor was a historic and powerful city-state in ancient Greece.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kleitor is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agridi
  • Drakovouni
  • Kerpini (Kerpini, Ano Kalyvia, Kato Kalyvia)
  • Mygdalia (Mygdalia, Palaiopyrgos)
  • Pournaria (Pournaria, Mouria)
  • Prasino (Prasino, Kalyvia Karnesi)
  • Theoktisto
  • Valtesiniko (Valtesiniko, Kourouveli, Olomades)
  • Xirokarotaina

Population

YearPopulation
19912,761
20012,584
20111,406
  • "Clitor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. VI (9th ed.). 1878. p. 8.
  • Kleitoras at the GTP Travel Pages

References

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