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Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 101.018 km2. The town proper has around 5,100 inhabitants.GeographyThe town is situated on the Gulf of Kyparissia, a bay of the Ionian Sea. It is 38 km north of Pylos, 46 km northwest of Kalamata and 51 km southeast of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9 (Pyrgos - Methoni) passes through the town. Kyparissia is the terminus of a now disused railway line from Kalo Nero, on the line from Pyrgos to Kalamata. The town has a port, which is mainly used for cargo purposes. On a hill east of the town centre lies a fortress built during the Frankish period.SubdivisionsThe municipal unit Kyparissia is subdivided into the following communities : Armenioi Faraklada Kyparissia Mouriatada Myro Perdikoneri Raches Spilia Stasio Vryses Xirokampos