Langadia, Arcadia

Langadia
Λαγκάδια
Langadia

Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E / 37.683; 22.033Coordinates: 37°41′N 22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E / 37.683; 22.033
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Gortynia
 • Municipal unit 79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi)
Elevation 976 m (3,202 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 355
 • Municipal unit 636
 • Municipal unit density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 220 03
Area code(s) 27950
Vehicle registration TP

Langadia (Greek: Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was the village Langadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.

The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. It is known for its local weaving mill. Langadia used to be famous in Greece mainly about its builders (called pelekanoi), that made stone-built houses all over the Peloponnese peninsula, and especially in Mani. Kanellos Deligiannis, one of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, was born here.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population history

Traditional houses of the village

Geography


Climate

Langadia is located in central Peloponnese and has a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[4]

Climate data for Langadia, Greece
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 58.46
(14.7)		 58.82
(14.9)		 62.06
(16.7)		 67.64
(19.8)		 76.1
(24.5)		 84.38
(29.1)		 88.16
(31.2)		 88.16
(31.2)		 83.3
(28.5)		 75.74
(24.3)		 67.1
(19.5)		 60.62
(15.9)		 72.545
(22.525)
Average low °F (°C) 41.36
(5.2)		 41.54
(5.3)		 42.98
(6.1)		 47.3
(8.5)		 53.96
(12.2)		 60.26
(15.7)		 64.22
(17.9)		 64.4
(18)		 60.44
(15.8)		 54.86
(12.7)		 48.74
(9.3)		 43.88
(6.6)		 51.995
(11.108)
Source: <yr.no >Weather statistics for Lagadia, Peloponnese (Greece). yr.no. 2016 http://www.yr.no/place/greece/peloponnese/lagadia/statistics.html. Retrieved 12 September 2016.  Missing or empty |title= (help)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ↑ "Weather". Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 24 February 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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