Papaflessas, Messenia

Municipal unit in Greece

Papaflessas Παπαφλέσσας
Municipal unit
37°01′N 21°47′E / 37.017°N 21.783°E / 37.017; 21.783
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Pylos-Nestor
Area
• Municipal unit	42.1 km² (16.3 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,120
• Municipal unit density	27/km² (69/sq mi)
• Community	39
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

Papaflessas (Greek: Παπαφλέσσας, before 1915: Κοντογόνι - Kontogoni^[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 42.137 km².^[4] Population 1,120 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Vlachopoulo.

It comprises five communities (τοπική κοινότητα): Vlachopoulo, Metamorfosi, Maniaki, Papaflessas, and Margeli. It was named after the Greek priest and revolutionary Papaflessas.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.