Municipality of Argos
The Municipality of Argos was a municipality of Argolis prefecture which was established by the Kapodistrias Plan from the merging of older communities of the area, which later formed the municipal districts of the municipality. The municipality operated in the period 1999-2010 when it was abolished with the implementation of Kallikratis Plan and joined the new municipality Argos-Mykines as municipal unit. It was located in the northwest of the prefecture and covered a large part of the Argolic plain, up to the mountain Artemisio. It bordered with the municipalities of Koutsopodi, Lyrkeia, Midea, Lerna, Mycenae, Nea Kios and the community of Achladokampos. The municipality had a population of 29,228 inhabitants according to the 2001 census and was the largest municipality in population of Argolida. The seat of the municipality was Argos.
Municipality of Argos
Δήμος Άργους | |
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Municipality of Argos Municipal Unit of Argos | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′N 22°43′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Argolis |
| Municipality | Argos-Mykines |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The former municipality and current municipal unit, is subdivided into the following communities and their respective settlements.
- Community of Argos
- Community of Dalamanara
- Dalamanara
- Community of Elliniko
- Kryoneri
- Elliniko
- Zogka
- Krya Vrysi
- Tourniki
- Community of Ira
- Ira
- Community of Inachos
- Inachos
- Tristrato
- Community of Kefalari
- Kefalari
- Magoula
- Community of Kourtaki
- Kourtaki
- Community of Lalouka
- Lalouka
- Community of Pyrgella
- Pyrgela
Ancient sites
- Kechries or Cenchreae
- Larissa
- Timenio