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Greece Greece

Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Lakonia

Oitylo (Greek: Οίτυλο, pronounced Ítilo) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is one of the oldest towns in the Mani Peninsula. It was mentioned in the Iliad by Homer as Oetylοs (Οίτυλος), as part of Menelaus' kingdom. In the Middle Ages, Oitylo grew to become the most important town in Messenian Mani. The only town in Mani that rivaled Oitylos in numbers of pirates was Skoutari. Now Areopoli has taken Oitylo's place as most important town in Laconian Mani. Areopoli was also the seat of the municipality of Oitylo, which is located on the western half of the Mani Peninsula in the extreme southwestern part of Laconia. It has a land area of 218.582 km² and a population of 5,203 inhabitants. The 2001 census counted 91 villages in the municipality. The largest of these are Areópoli (pop. 774), Pyrgos Dirou (334), Oítylo (331), Álika (235), Vatheia (216), Váchos (189), and Koita (160).

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Subdivisions

Diros Cave, 800 m from Charia (Pyrgos Dirou)

Division of the municipality

Areopolis / Δ.δ. Αρεοπόλεως [ 988 ]
- Areopoli / η Αρεόπολις [ 774 ]
- Dryalia / τα Δρυάλια [ 27 ]
- Lagokoili / το Λαγοκοίλιον [ 68 ]
- Limeni / το Λιμένιον [ 47 ]
- Omales / οι Ομαλές [ 20 ]
- Sotiras / ο Σωτήρας [ 52 ]
Alika / Δ.δ. Αλίκων [ 319 ]
- Alika / τα Άλικα [ 235 ]
- Kyparissos / η Κυπάρισσος [ 80 ]
- Marathos / ο Μάραθος [ 4 ]
Ano Boularioi / Δ.δ. Άνω Μπουλαριών [ 112 ]
- Ano Boularioi / οι Άνω Μπουλαριοί [ 29 ]
- Vathia / η Βαθιά [ 36 ]
- Gialia / τα Γιαλιά [ 15 ]
- Kato Boularioi / οι Κάτω Μπουλαριοί [ 18 ]
- Leontakis / ο Λεοντάκης [ 14 ]
Vatheia / Δ.δ. Βάθειας [ 307 ]
- Vatheia / η Βάθεια [ 216 ]
- Kapoi / οι Κάποι [ 84 ]
- Mianes / οι Μιανές [ 7 ]
Vachos / Δ.δ. Βάχου [ 211 ]
- Vachos / ο Βάχος [ 189 ]
- Skala / η Σκάλα [ 22 ]
Germa / Δ.δ. Γέρμας [ 51 ]
- Germa / η Γέρμα [ 31 ]
- Avramianika / τα Αβραμιάνικα [ 20 ]
Gerolimin / Δ.δ. Γερολιμένος [ 126 ]
- Gerolimenas / ο Γερολιμήν [ 55 ]
- Ochia / η Οχιά [ 71 ]
Dryalos / Δ.δ. Δρυάλου [ 180 ]
- Dryalos / ο Δρύαλος [ 48 ]
- Agia Varvara / η Αγία Βαρβάρα [ 7 ]
- Kafiona / η Καφιόνα [ 40 ]
- Palaiochora / η Παλαιόχωρα [ 17 ]
- Tsopakas / ο Τσόπακας [ 50 ]
- Fragkoulias / ο Φραγκούλιας [ 18 ]
Karea / Δ.δ. Καρέας [ 91 ]
- Karea / η Καρέα [ 72 ]
- Boutselianika / τα Μπουτσελιάνικα [ 19 ]
Kelefa / Δ.δ. Κελεφά -- η Κελεφά [ 59 ]
Koita / Δ.δ. Κοίτας [ 392 ]
- Koita / η Κοίτα [ 160 ]
- Agios Georgios / ο Άγιος Γεώργιος (Δ.δ. Κοίτας) [ 22 ]
- Ano Gardenitsa / η Ανω Γαρδενίτσα [ 81 ]
- Archia / η Αρχιά [ 7 ]
- Kalonioi / οι Καλονιοί [ 23 ]
- Kato Gardenitsa / η Κάτω Γαρδενίτσα [ 23 ]
- Kechrianika / τα Κεχριάνικα [ 32 ]
- Nomia / η Νόμια [ 38 ]
- Psion / το Ψίον [ 6 ]
Kounos / Δ.δ. Κούνου [ 356 ]
- Kounos / ο Κούνος [ 116 ]
- Agia Kyriaki / η Αγία Κυριακή [ 20 ]
- Agios Athanasios / ο Άγιος Αθανάσιος [ 4 ]
- Dry / το Δρυ [ 56 ]
- Elaia / η Ελαία [ 25 ]
- Kalopyrgos / ο Καλόπυργος [ 0 ]
- Karavas / ο Καραβάς [ 21 ]
- Keria / η Κέρια [ 18 ]
- Kipoula / η Κηπούλα [ 31 ]
- Lagoudies / οι Λαγουδιές [ 5 ]
- Pagkia / τα Πάγκια [ 20 ]
- Stavrion / το Σταυρίον [ 25 ]
- Trochalakas / ο Τροχάλακας [ 15 ]
Kryonerion / Δ.δ. Κρυονερίου [ 94 ]
- Kryonerion / το Κρυονέριον [ 38 ]
- Kato Karea / η Κάτω Καρέα [ 56 ]
Mina / Δ.δ. Μίνας [ 375 ]
- Mina / η Μίνα [ 89 ]
- Agkeiadakion / το Αγγειαδάκιον [ 23 ]
- Agios Georgios / ο Άγιος Γεώργιος (Δ.δ. Μίνας) [ 14 ]
- Vamvaka / η Βάμβακα [ 51 ]
- Erimos / η Έρημος [ 17 ]
- Karynia / η Καρύνια [ 36 ]
- Kouloumi / το Κουλούμιον [ 23 ]
- Koutrela / η Κουτρέλα [ 2 ]
- Lakkos / ο Λάκκος [ 52 ]
- Mezapos / ο Μέζαπος [ 25 ]
- Mermygkianika / τα Μερμυγκιάνικα [ 0 ]
- Brikion / το Μπρίκιον [ 16 ]
- Polemitas / ο Πολεμίτας [ 27 ]
Neon Oitylon / Δ.δ. Νέου Οιτύλου -- το Νέον Οίτυλον [ 87 ]
Oitylon / Δ.δ. Οιτύλου [ 497 ]
- Oitylo / το Οίτυλον [ 331 ]
- Arfigkia / τα Αρφίγκια [ 0 ]
- Elaiochori / το Ελαιοχώριον [ 34 ]
- Karavostasi / το Καραβοστάσιον [ 60 ]
- Chotasia / η Χοτάσια [ 72 ]
Pyrgos Dirou / Δ.δ. Πύργου Διρού [ 778 ]
- Pyrgos Dirou / ο Πύργος Διρού [ 334 ]
- Velousi / το Βελούσι [ 34 ]
- Gklezi / το Γκλέζι [ 47 ]
- Kalos / ο Καλός [ 83 ]
- Kampinares / οι Καμπινάρες [ 26 ]
- Marmatsouka / η Μαρματσούκα [ 18 ]
- Nikandreion / το Νικάνδρειον [ 15 ]
- Xepapadianika / τα Ξεπαπαδιάνικα [ 24 ]
- Triantafyllia / η Τριανταφυλλιά [ 80 ]
- Charia / η Χαριά [ 89 ]
- Charouda / η Χαρούδα [ 28 ]
Tsikkalia / Δ.δ. Τσικκαλιών [ 180 ]
- Tsikkalia / τα Τσικκαλιά [ 104 ]
- Kotrafi / το Κοτράφιον [ 13 ]
- Mountanistika / τα Μουντανίστικα [ 18 ]
- Xerolakkos / το Ξερόλακκος [ 18 ]
- Sychalasmata / τα Συχαλάσματα [ 27 ]

Vatheia,

Historical population
Year Village Municipal district Municipality
1981 - 507 -
1991 313 - 4,985
2001 331 497 5,203

Persons

Konstantinos Davakis (Κωνσταντίνος Δαβάκης), born in Kechrianika, a hero in the first and second world war, played a significant role in the Greek-Italian war. He died as a prisoner of war on an Italian ship that was hit by a torpedo.

Other

Oitylo (community and municipality) has schools, lyceums, a few gymnasia, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies).