Iardanos

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Iardanos
name_local = Ιάρδανος


periph = West Greece
prefec = Elis
province = Elis
population = 4297
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source]
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elevation = 6
lat_deg = 37
lat_min = 44
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 21
lon_min = 24
lon_hem = E
postal_code = 271 00
area_code = 26210
licence = ΗΑ
mayor =
website =


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Iardanos ( _el. Ιάρδανος) is a municipality in the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its seat of administration is the village Vounargo (Greek, Modern: Βούναργο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on). Vounargo is accessed by GR-9 about 3 km west. The hills are to the north and northwest. The location SE of Amaliada, S of SSW of Patras, SW of Simopoulo, WNW of Olympia, Greece Olympia, NW of Pyrgos and about 16 m NE of Katakolo.

ubdivision

*Agii Apostoli (pop: 109)

Communities and subdivisions of Iardanos

*Alpochori (communal pop: 890, village pop: 244)
**Chanakia (pop: 550)
**Kapandriti (pop: 96)
*Fonaitika (pop: 149)
*Katsaros (pop: 384)
*Koryfi (pop: 301)
**Moni Fragkipidimatos
*Prasino (communal pop: 828, village pop: 519)
**Glykorizo (pop: 222)
**Keramidi (pop: 87)
*Vounargo
*Vrochitsa (pop: 447)
*Xilokera (pop: 439)

Geography

Vounargo is surrounded by olive and other types of groves along with pastures and mixed farming. The mountains, forests and several valleys lie to the north and to the northwest. Much of the mountains are forested. A mining area, situated north of Vounargo, is presently abandoned.

Historical population

Other

Vounargo has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, a post office, a water tower, and a square ("plateia").

External links

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Vounargo&country=GR Mapquest - Vounargo] , street map not yet available

Northwest: Amaliada	North: Amaliada
West: Pyrgos	Iardanos	East: Pyrgos
	South: Pyrgos

ee also

*Communities of Ilia