Trifylia
Τριφυλία | |
|---|---|
  Trifylia Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′N 21°40′E / 37.233°N 21.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Messenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georgios Leventakis[1] |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 616.0 km2 (237.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 22,431 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Official website |
Trifylia (Greek: Τριφυλία) is a municipality in the Messenia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kyparissia.[3] The municipality has an area of 616.019 km2.[4] It was named after the ancient Triphylia region.
The municipality Trifylia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 6 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]
The province of Trifylia (Greek: Επαρχία Τριφυλίας) was one of the provinces of the Messenia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Trifylia and the municipal units Dorio, Eira and Nestoras.[5] The province was founded in 1833, comprising the northern part of the newly formed Messenia Prefecture. It was abolished with the administrative reform of 1836, but re-established in 1848. In 1899, along with the neighbouring Olympia Province (until then part of the Elis Prefecture), it formed the short-lived Trifylia Prefecture, which was abolished in 1909. The province of Trifylia was abolished in 2006.
