Pyrgos (Gemeinde) 6.04

Pyrgos is the capital of the Elis regional unit in Greece. The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain, 4km from the Ionian Sea. The river Alfeios flows into sea about 7km south of Pyrgos. The population of the town Pyrgos is 25,180, and of the municipality 47,995 . Pyrgos is 16km west of Olympia, 16km southeast of Amaliada, 70km southwest of Patras and 85km west of Tripoli.MunicipalityThe municipality Pyrgos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: IardanosOleniPyrgosVolakas The municipality has an area of 456.610 km2, the municipal unit 170.866 km2.SubdivisionsThe municipal unit of Pyrgos is divided into the following communities : Pyrgos Agios GeorgiosAgios Ilias Agios Ioannis Ampelonas Elaionas Granitsaiika Katakolo Koliri Korakochori Lasteika LeventochoriMyrtiaPalaiovarvasaina Salmoni Skafidia Skourochori Varvasaina Vytinaiika