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Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Ilia
Salmoni (Greek: Σαλμώνη, before 1915: Κούκουρα - Koukoura[1]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. According to the 2001 census, the village had 801 inhabitants and the community, including the village Alfeios, 840.
It is situated in low hills on the right bank of the river Alfeios, at 70 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Strefi, 3 km southeast of Varvasaina and 8 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Olympia - Pyrgos) passes north of the village. A previously independent community, Salmoni is part of Pyrgos since 1997. The current Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Anthimos, was born in Salmoni in 1934.[2] The village Alfeios, 3 km west of Salmoni, has two churches, Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros and Saint Raphael.[CN]
Population
Year Population village Population municipal district
1981 715 -
1991 703 -
2001 801 840
See also
List of settlements in Elis
References
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ Metropolis of Thessaloniki (Greek)
| Municipal unit Pyrgos |
|---|
| Municipal Community Pyrgos |
| Anthopyrgos (Ανθόπυργος, ο) |
| Καβασιλάκια, τα |
| Pyrgos (Πύργος, ο) |
| Syntriada (Συντριάδα, η) |
| Τραγανό, το (Δ.Κ.Πύργου) |
| Community Agios Georgios |
| Άγιος Γεώργιος, ο (Τ.Κ.Αγίου Γεωργίου) |
| Community Agios Ilias Pyrgou |
| Άγιος Ηλίας, ο |
| Πυργί, το |
| Stamatelaiika (Σταματελαίικα, τα) |
| Community Agios Ioannis |
| Agios Ioannis (Άγιος Ιωάννης, ο) |
| Kyani Akti (Κυανή Ακτή, η) |
| Palatas (Παλάτας, ο) |
| Τραγανό, το (Τ.Κ.Αγίου Ιωάννου) |
| Community Ampelonas |
| Ampelonas (Αμπελών, ο) |
| Kouzouli (Κουζούλι, το) |
| Ροζέικα, τα |
| Community Varvasaina |
| Varvasaina (Βαρβάσαινα, η) |
| Κάτω Βαρβάσαινα, η |
| Community Vytinaiika |
| Vytinaiika (Βυτιναίικα, τα (Τ.Κ.Βυτιναιίκων)) |
| Community Granitsaiika |
| Granitsaiika (Γρανιτσαίικα, τα) |
| Καβούρι, το |
| Community Elaionas |
| Βυτιναίικα, τα (Τ.Κ.Ελαιώνος) |
| Ελαιών, ο |
| Community Katakolo |
| Agios Andreas (Άγιος Ανδρέας, ο (Τ.Κ.Κατακόλου)) |
| Katakolo (Κατάκολο, το) |
| Community Koliri |
| Κολιρέικες Παράγκες, οι |
| Koliri (Κολίρι, το) |
| Community Korakochori |
| Άγιος Ανδρέας, ο (Τ.Κ.Κορακοχωρίου) |
| Καλλιθέα, η |
| Korakochori (Κορακοχώρι, το) |
| Μπούκα, η |
| Community Lastaiika |
| Ιτιά, η |
| Lastaiika (Λασταίικα, τα) |
| Community Leventochori |
| Leventochori (Λεβεντοχώρι, το) |
| Community Myrtia |
| Myrtia (Μυρτέα, η) |
| Community Palaiovarvasaina |
| Άγιος Γεώργιος, ο (Τ.Κ.Παλαιοβαρβασαίνης) |
| Κάμπος, ο |
| Palaiovarvasaina (Παλαιοβαρβάσαινα, η) |
| Community Salmoni |
| Αλφειός, ο |
| Salmoni (Σαλμώνη, η) |
| Community Skafidia |
| Kalakaiika (Καλακαίικα, τα) |
| Μονή Σκαφιδιάς, η |
| Πατρονικολαίικα, τα |
| Skafidia (Σκαφιδιά, η) |
| Community Skourochori |
| Kato Kavouri (Κάτω Καβούρι, το) |
| Skourochori (Σκουροχώρι, το) |
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