Salmoni, Elis

Salmoni (Greek: Σαλμώνη, before 1915: Κούκουρα - Koukoura[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. According to the 2011 census, the village had 612 inhabitants and the community, including the village Alfeios, 643. 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.[3] The village Alfeios, 3 km west of Salmoni, has two churches, Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros and Saint Raphael.

Salmoni
Σαλμώνη
Salmoni is located in Greece
Salmoni
Salmoni
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°32′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPyrgos
Municipal unitPyrgos
Community
  Population643 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

YearPopulation villagePopulation community
1981715-
1991703-
2001801840
2011612643

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