Lagadia Λαγκάδια | |
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  Lagadia Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates:37°41′N22°2′E / 37.683°N 22.033°E /37.683; 22.033 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Gortynia |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 79.48 km2 (30.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 976 m (3,202 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 490 |
| • Municipal unit density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Community | 394 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 220 03 |
| Area code(s) | 27950 |
| Vehicle registration | TP |
Lagadia (Greek:Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality inArcadia,Peloponnese,Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalityGortynia, 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 Lagadia. It is considered atraditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east ofLefkochori, 10 km north ofDimitsana and 36 km northwest ofTripoli. TheGreek National Road 74 (Pyrgos -Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village.
The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square.Kanellos Deligiannis and his brotherDimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of theGreek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here.
The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Lagadia is located in centralPeloponnese and has aMediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and milder winters.[4]
| Climate data for Lagadia, Greece | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.46 (14.70) | 58.82 (14.90) | 62.06 (16.70) | 67.64 (19.80) | 76.1 (24.5) | 84.38 (29.10) | 88.16 (31.20) | 88.16 (31.20) | 83.3 (28.5) | 75.74 (24.30) | 67.1 (19.5) | 60.62 (15.90) | 72.545 (22.53) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 41.36 (5.20) | 41.54 (5.30) | 42.98 (6.10) | 47.3 (8.5) | 53.96 (12.20) | 60.26 (15.70) | 64.22 (17.90) | 64.4 (18.0) | 60.44 (15.80) | 54.86 (12.70) | 48.74 (9.30) | 43.88 (6.60) | 51.995 (11.11) |
| Source: <yr.no >"Weather statistics for Lagadia".Weather statistics for Lagadia, Peloponnese (Greece). yr.no. 2016. Retrieved12 September 2016. | |||||||||||||
