Trifylia Τριφυλία | |
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  Trifylia | |
| Coordinates:37°14′N21°40′E / 37.233°N 21.667°E /37.233; 21.667 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Seat | Kyparissia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georgios Leventakis[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 616.0 km2 (237.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 22,431 |
| • Density | 36.41/km2 (94.31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Trifylia (Greek:Τριφυλία) is a municipality in theMessenia regional unit,Peloponnese,Greece. The seat of the municipality is the townKyparissia.[3] The municipality has an area of 616.019 km2.[4] It was named after the ancientTriphylia region.
The municipality Trifylia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
The province of Trifylia (Greek:Επαρχία Τριφυλίας) was one of theprovinces of the Messenia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Trifylia and the municipal unitsDorio,Eira andNestoras.[5] The province was founded in 1833, comprising the northern part of the newly formedMessenia Prefecture. It was abolished with the administrative reform of 1836, but re-established in 1848. In 1899, along with the neighbouringOlympia Province (until then part of theElis Prefecture), it formed the short-livedTrifylia Prefecture, which was abolished in 1909. The province of Trifylia was abolished in 2006.[citation needed]
| Regional unit ofArcadia |  | |
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| Regional unit ofArgolis | ||
| Regional unit ofCorinthia | ||
| Regional unit ofLaconia | ||
| Regional unit ofMessenia | ||
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