Arfara

Arfara Αρφαρά
Arfara
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°09′N 22°02′E / 37.150°N 22.033°ECoordinates: 37°09′N 22°02′E / 37.150°N 22.033°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Kalamata
• Municipal unit	87.615 km^2 (33.828 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,648
• Municipal unit density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Community[1]
• Population	1,308 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

Arfara (Greek: Αρφαρά) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalamata, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 87.615 km².^[3] Population 2,648 (2011). The village Arfara lies about 15 km from Kalamata. Its name is taken from the first people who lived in Upper Arfara, the Arfaras, some of whom still live in Simi and Rodos. It was the seat of the former Arfara municipality. Arfara has 3 small areas called Servia, Lafazaneika, Skomara and Karagiorgaika.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Arfara is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Floros (Agios Floros, Christofilaiika)
• Agrilos
• Arfara (Arfara, Agios Konstantinos, Ano Arfara)
• Pidima
• Platy
• Stamatinou (Stamatinou, Pelekito)
• Velanidia
• Vromovrisi (Vromovrisi, Ano Vromovrisi, Dremi, Krasopoula)

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

External links

• Ministry of Internal Affairs, municipalities of Capodistrias plan