Tragano
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Tragano is a town and a former municipality
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
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 in Elis, West Greece, Greece
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios
Pineios (municipality)
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, of which it is a municipal unit. 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
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 (Patras - Pyrgos) is 3 km E and is linked with a road connecting Andravida and Olga along with Borsi and Markopopulo and down to Agia Mavra, Roupaki
Roupaki
Roupaki is a community that is a part of the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. Distance from Amaliada is 6 km N and 6 km E from the highway...

 and Amaliada. It is located 4 km E of 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...

, 68 km SW of Patras
Patras
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, W of Borsi
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 and the Pineios River
Pineios River (Peloponnese)
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 Dam, about 2 km NW of Agia Mavra
Agia Mavra (Ilia), Greece
Agia Mavra is a village in the prefecture of Elis in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Tragano. It is 5 km NE of Gastouni. It is situated not far from the Pineios River. Greek National Road 9 is 5 km NW and about 5 km NE. Distance from Patras is 69 km SE and...

, about 12 km NW of 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...

, 35 km NW of Pyrgos, 33 km NW of the Pyrgos By-Pass, 4 km E of 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...

 and 17 km (old: 19 km) E of Kyllini.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tragano is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
  • Tragano (Tragano, Markopoulo, Olga
    Olga, Greece
    Olga is a Greek settlement located about 70 km southwest of Patras, about 36 km north-northwest of Pyrgos, east of Andravida and Kyllini and southeast of Lechaina. Olga is connected with the road linking Tragano and Borsi. The GR-9 Olga (Greek: Όλγα) is a Greek settlement located about...

    , Pigadi)
  • Agia Mavra
  • Simiza

Historical population

Year Municipal district Municipality
1981 2,502 -
1991 1,980 2,774
2001 2,688 3,361


Much of the population live inside the town. The rest live in a few communities.

Tragano has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, a post office, and a square (plateia
Plateia
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) which is situated in the centre.

The area are made up of forests in the north and bounding with the airport in the northwest especially the municipal border with Andravida. Farmlands lie around town and especially to the north and groves are situated in the southwest and southeast with a few forests. The hills lie to the east and has forests and farms lying to the east. The military airport is 7 km SE and 4.7 km SE directly.
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