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Prefecture Prefectures of Greece During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit... :	Elis Elis Prefecture Elis or Ilia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.-Geography:...
Number of municipalities:	14?
Capital:	Pyrgos
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	37.896/37°53'42' N lat. 21.413/21°18'48' E long
Area: -Total -Water -Rank	1,851 km² km²

Elis (Greek: Επαρχία Ηλείας Eparchia Ilias) was a province covering the northern half of the Elis Prefecture

Elis Prefecture

Elis or Ilia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.-Geography:...

. It was disbanded in 2006. The main places are Pyrgos, Amaliada

Amaliada

Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...

, Gastouni

Gastouni

Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...

, Lechaina

Lechaina

Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...

, Vartholomio

Vartholomio

Vartholomio is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is around 3,182 . Elevation is 3 to 4 m above sea level. The Pineios River flows southeast...

, Varda, Andravida

Andravida

Andravída is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300. Distance from Patras is around 63 km SW and 33 km NW of...

, Myrsini

Myrsini

Myrsini is a town in the Elis Prefecture in Greece, part of the municipal unit of Lechaina since 1997. As of 2001, it has a population of around 1,200.-Location:...

, Lampeia

Lampeia

Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...

 and Kyllini

Kastro-Kyllini

Kastro-Kyllini is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration is in the small port town of Kyllini...

. The mountains dominate the northeast, the central part and the southeastern part including the northwest where Chlemoutsi

Chlemoutsi

Chlemoutsi is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Ilia Prefecture, Greece 12 km west of Andravida, 13 km southwest of Lechaina and 6 km south of Kyllini. It was built by the Crusader rulers of the Principality of Achaea as their main stronghold, and is perhaps the finest...

 is located. The province is bounded with the prefecture of Achaia to the northeast, Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

 to the east and the Olympia Province

Olympia Province

Olympia Province was one of the provinces of Greece, and one of two in Elis Prefecture.-References:* http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Επαρχίες_της_Ελλάδας...

 to the south. The Ionian Sea

Ionian Sea

The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...

 is to the west. Farmlands lie to around Pyrgos, the northeast and the northern part. The province is the westernmost in the Peloponnese

Peloponnese

The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...

. The central part of the province are covered with forests and grasslands along with groves. The province is home to about 80% of the entire prefectural population and about 2/3 of the prefectural land. The largest city and municipality in population is Pyrgos. Amaliada is followed second.

The mountains includes the Foloi

Foloi

Foloi is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas...

, the Oinoi

Oinoi

Oinoi is a village and a former community in the northern part of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit....

 mountains and the southern portion of the Erymanthos mountains. The Chlemoutsi hills are located to the east. The main rivers includes the Pineios River

Pineios River (Peloponnese)

The Pineiós is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It flows from the mountain Erymanthus , and empties into a bay SW of Gastouni connecting the Ionian Sea. The river flows through the southern half of the Ilia plain...

 (the longest), the Ladon

Ladon

Ladon may refer to:*Ladon , one of the dragons in Greek mythology*Ladon in Arcadia, Greece*Ladon, Loiret, a commune in the Loiret département of France*Ladon, the dragon god in the video game Breath of Fire III...

 river and the western part of the Alpheus

Alfeios River

Alfeiós is the longest river in the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river is 110 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Arcadia and Ilia. Its source is near Megalopoli in the highlands of Arcadia. The river begins near Davia in central Arcadia, then flows between Leontari and Megalopoli through a...

 river. The main reservoir in the provinces includes the Peneus reservoir.

Transportation

• GR-9
  Greek National Road 9
  Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...
  
  /E55
  European route E55
  European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
  
  
• GR-74
  Greek National Road 74
  Greek National Road 74 is a highway linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli and GR-7/E65. The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese. The highway begins in Pyrgos and into the hills and Olympia and used to ran through narrow roads which now bypasses Pyrgos and...
  
  

Municipalities

• Amaliada
  Amaliada
  Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...
  
   (pop: 32,090 2001)
• Andravida
  Andravida
  Andravída is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300. Distance from Patras is around 63 km SW and 33 km NW of...
  
  
• Foloi
  Foloi
  Foloi is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas...
  
  ? (pop: 4,870 2001)
• Gastouni
  Gastouni
  Gastouni is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...
  
  
• Iardanos - Vounargo
• Kastro-Kyllini
  Kastro-Kyllini
  Kastro-Kyllini is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration is in the small port town of Kyllini...
  
   - Kyllini
• Lampeia
  Lampeia
  Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...
  
  
• Lasiona - Panopoulo
• Lechaina
  Lechaina
  Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...
  
   (pop: 5,625 2001)
• Oleni
  Oleni
  Oleni is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE...
  
   - Karatoula
• Pineia - Simopoulo
• Pyrgos (pop: 34,902 2001)
• Tragano
  Tragano
  Tragano is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit...
  
  
• Vouprasia

See also

• Provinces of Greece
  Provinces of Greece
  The provinces of Greece were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes...
  
  

Northwest: Dervenochori Dervenochori Dervenochoria is a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,191. Its area is 228.9 km², and it covers the southernmost portion of Boeotia...	North: Patra Province in Achaia
West: Ionian Sea Ionian Sea The Ionian Sea , is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria, Sicily and the Salento peninsula to the west, southern Albania to the north, and a large number of Greek islands, including Corfu, Zante, Kephalonia, Ithaka, and...	Province of Elis	East: Provinces of Kalavryta Kalavryta Province -References:* http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Επαρχίες_της_Ελλάδας...  and Gortynia
	South: Olympia Province Olympia Province Olympia Province was one of the provinces of Greece, and one of two in Elis Prefecture.-References:* http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Επαρχίες_της_Ελλάδας...