Kleitor
Municipal unit in Greece
Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 150.582 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Mygdalia.
01History
Cleitor was a historic and powerful city-state in ancient Greece.
02Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kleitor is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agridi
- Drakovouni
- Kerpini (Kerpini, Ano Kalyvia, Kato Kalyvia)
- Mygdalia (Mygdalia, Palaiopyrgos)
- Pournaria (Pournaria, Mouria)
- Prasino (Prasino, Kalyvia Karnesi)
- Theoktisto
- Valtesiniko (Valtesiniko, Kourouveli, Olomades)
- Xirokarotaina
03Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,761 |
| 2001 | 2,584 |
| 2011 | 1,406 |
| 2021 | 920 |
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