Elis Province

Elis (Greek: Επαρχία Ηλείας Eparchia Ilias) is a province covering the northern half of the Elis Prefecture. The main places includesPyrgos, Amaliada, Gastouni, Lechaina, Vartholomio, Varda, Andravida, Myrsini, Lampeia and Kyllini. The mountains dominate the northeast, the central part and the southeastern part including the northwest where Chlemoutsi is located. The province is bounded with the prefecture of Achaia to the northeast, Arcadia to the east and the Olympia Province to the south. The Ionian Sea is to the west. Farmlands lie to around Pyrgos, the northeast and the northern part. The province is the westernmost in the Peloponnese. The central part of the province are covered with forests and grasslands along with groves. The province is home to about 80% of the entire prefectural population and about 2/3 of the prefectural land. The largest city and municipality in population is Pyrgos. Amaliada is followed second. The mountains includes the Foloi, the Oinoi mountains and the southern portion of the Erymanthos mountains. The Chlemoutsi hills are located to the east. The main rivers includes the Pineios River (the longest), the Ladon river and the western part of the Alpheus river. The main reservoir in the provinces includes the Peneus reservoir.

Transportation

• GR-9/E55
• GR-74

Municipalities

• Amaliada (pop: 32,090 2001)
• Andravida
• Foloi? (pop: 4,870 2001)
• Gastouni
• Iardanos - Vounargo
• Kastro-Kyllinis - Kyllini
• Lampeia
• Lasiona - Panopoulo
• Lechaina (pop: 5,625 2001)
• Oleni - Karatoula
• Pineia - Simopoulo
• Pyrgos (pop: 34,902 2001)
• Tragano
• Vouprasia

Persons

• Andreas Karkavitsas

See also

• Provinces of Greece