Kalyvia, Laconia

Kalyvia, Laconia

Κalyvia or Kalivia (Greek: Καλύβια) is a village in Laconia, Greece, located on the Bay of Skoutari. It is part of the municipality Gytheio. It is on the beach, and its economy is based on olives, olive oil and fishing. The town has a plateia and a cafe. It has a population of 50. Kalyvia is linked by a road encircling the Mani Peninsula from Vathia. Farmlands and forests cover the valley areas around the village, although the greater surrounding area is hilly scrubland.
*Diro, north
*Ageranos, northeast
*Skoutari, southwest

Geography

*Location:
**Longitude: 22.326 (22°31'41") E
**Latitude: 36.665 (36°39'58") N
*Postal code: 232 00
*Elevation:
**Centre: about 8 m
*Dialing code: 030-27330

Historical population

Other

Kalyvia has a small school,but has no lyceum (middle school), the nearest being in Kotronas as well as its secondary school. Vathia has a post office and a small square ("plateia").

External links

*Map and aerial photos:
**Street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=22.326&longitude=36.665&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=22.326&lons1=36.665&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=36.665,22.326 Google]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=36.665,22.326&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] - image not yet available
*Coordinates: coord|22|28|5|N|36|27|27|W|region:GR

ee also

*List of communities of Laconia


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