Pyrgos, Elis

Historical population

Municipality

• Iardanos
• Oleni
• Pyrgos
• Volakas

The municipality has an area of 456.610 km2, the municipal unit 170.866 km2.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Pyrgos is divided into the following communities (settlements within the communities given in brackets):

• Pyrgos (Pyrgos, Anthopyrgos, Kavasilakia, Lampeti, Syntriada, Tragano)
• Agios Georgios
• Agios Ilias (Agios Ilias, Pyrgi, Stamatelaiika)
• Agios Ioannis (Agios Ioannis, Kyani Akti, Palatas, Tragano)
• Ampelonas (Ampelonas, Kouzouli, Rozeika)
• Elaionas (Elaionas, Vytinaiika)
• Granitsaiika (Granitsaiika, Kavouri)
• Katakolo (Katakolo, Agios Andreas)
• Koliri (Koliri, Kolireikes Paragkes)
• Korakochori (Korakochori, Agios Andreas, Kallithea, Bouka)
• Lasteika (Lasteika, Itia)
• Leventochori
• Myrtia
• Palaiovarvasaina (Palaiovarvasaina, Agios Georgios, Kampos)
• Salmoni (Salmoni, Alfeios)
• Skafidia (Skafidia, Kalakaiika, Moni Skafidias, Patronikoleika)
• Skourochori (Skourochori, Kato Kavouri)
• Varvasaina (Varvasaina, Kato Varvasaina)
• Vytinaiika

History

History of the name

Climate

Pyrgos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot and dry summers and rainy winters with generally mild temperatures. Annual precipitation is sizeable, like most of Western Greece, nearly 900 mm, while it peaks in late autumn.{{Weather box | Jan record high C = | Feb record high C = | Mar record high C = | Apr record high C = | May record high C = | Jun record high C = | Jul record high C = | Aug record high C = | Sep record high C = | Oct record high C = | Nov record high C = | Dec record high C = | year record high C = | Jan record low C = | Feb record low C = | Mar record low C = | Apr record low C = | May record low C = | Jun record low C = | Jul record low C = | Aug record low C = | Sep record low C = | Oct record low C = | Nov record low C = | Dec record low C = | year record low C = | access-date=14 June 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030845/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Pyrgos&agriculture=true | archive-date=24 September 2015 | url-status=dead

Transportation

Education

Department of Museum Studies of the university of Patras was based in the city.

Sporting teams

• Paniliakos F.C. (played last in the first division during the 2003–2004 season)

Notable people

• Andreas Avgerinos (1820–1895), politician
• Petros Avgerinos (19th century), politician, mayor of Pyrgos
• Nakis Avgerinos (1911–2002), politician
• Giorgos Karagounis (1977–), footballer
• Kostas Kazakos (1935–2022), actor and politician
• George Pavlopoulos (1924–2008), poet
• Takis Sinopoulos (1917–1981), poet
• Stephanos Stephanopoulos (1898–1982), politician and President of the Hellenic Republic
• Theodoros Xydis, (1909–1985), poet and essayist.
• Sakis Karagiorgas (1930–1985), professor in Panteion University
• Emmanouil Karalis (1999-), athlete of Pole Vault, Olympic Medalist in Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris

References

References

1. [https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9141/ Municipality of Pyrgos, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
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5. Δόξας, Τάκης. (1965). "Το χρονικό του Πύργου".
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8. "ΚΤΕΛ Νομού Ηλείας – Πληροφορίες, δρομολόγια και on-line έκδοση εισιτηρίων".