Gargalianoi
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Gargalianoi (Template:Langx) is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>Template:Cite web</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 122.680 km2.<ref name=stat01>Template:Cite web</ref> It is situated Template:Convert from the Ionian Sea coast, Template:Convert north of Pylos, Template:Convert south of Kyparissia and Template:Convert west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:
Famous inhabitants
- Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos, who later anglicized his name to Theodore Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew<ref>"Greek Town Welcomes Agnew", by Peter Grose, The New York Times, October 20, 1971, p. 2</ref>
- Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem, born Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος in Gargalianoi in 1952
Historical population
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,430 | - |
| 1991 | 5,184 | 7,609 |
| 2001 | 5,970 | 9,083 |
| 2011 | 5,569 | 7,940 |
| 2021 | 4,724 | 6,864 |
See also
References
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External links
- gargaliani.gov.gr (in Greek)