North Kynouria or Vóreia Kynouría ( el, Βόρεια Κυνουρία) is a
municipality
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Greece
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. It is located in the eastern part of the regional unit, between the northwestern shores of the
Argolic Gulf The Argolic Gulf (), also known as the Gulf of Argolis, is a gulf of the Aegean Sea off the east coast of the Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 50 km long and 30 km wide. Its main port is Nafplio, at its northwestern end. At the entrance to ...
and northern
Laconia
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. Its land area is 576.981 km². Its population is 10,341 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality is in
Astros
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(pop. 2,408). Its largest other towns or villages are Ágios Andréas (pop. 1,065),
Paralio Astros
Paralio Astros ( el, Παράλιο Άστρος) is a port serving the inland town of Astros, Arcadia, Greece. It is part of the municipality North Kynouria and is considered a traditional settlement. As of 2011, the port had 1,043 permanent inh ...
(1,043),
Doliana
Doliana ( el, Δολιανά) is a community of the municipality North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. It consists of the villages Kato Doliana, Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kouvlis, Prosilia and Rouneika.Ágios Pétros (717), Meligoú (684), Korakovoúni (659), Prastós (336) and Kastrí (335).
Subdivisions
The municipality is divided into 26 communities:
* Agia Sofia
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Agios Andreas
''Agios'' ( el, Άγιος), plural ''Agioi'' (), transcribes masculine gender Greek words meaning 'sacred' or 'saint' (for example Agios Dimitrios, Agioi Anargyroi). It is frequently shortened in colloquial language to ''Ai'' (for example Ai Str ...
Astros
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Charadros
The Charadros ( el, Χάραδρος) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. Its course lies entirely within the municipality of Patras. It is long.
Geography
The source of the river Charadros is in the Panachaiko mountains, northw ...
(Charadros, Agioi Asomatoi)
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Doliana
Doliana ( el, Δολιανά) is a community of the municipality North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. It consists of the villages Kato Doliana, Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kouvlis, Prosilia and Rouneika.Ano Doliana, Dragouni, Kato Doliana, Kouvlis, Prosilia, Rouneika)
* Elatos
* Tou Karatoula
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Kastanitsa
Kastanitsa ( el, Καστάνιτσα, Tsakonian: Γαστένιτσα) is a village in Arcadia in Greece, on the southern slope of Mount Parnon. It is considered a traditional settlement. It is noted for its production of chestnuts, from which ...
Paralio Astros
Paralio Astros ( el, Παράλιο Άστρος) is a port serving the inland town of Astros, Arcadia, Greece. It is part of the municipality North Kynouria and is considered a traditional settlement. As of 2011, the port had 1,043 permanent inh ...
Prastos
Prastos ( el, Πραστός, Tsakonian: Πραστέ) is a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Formerly, Prastos was the premier town of the Tsakonian region, but declined in importance after its devastation by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt during the G ...
Xiropigado
Xiropigado ( el, Ξηροπήγαδο) is a village in the municipality of North Kynouria, in eastern Arcadia, Greece. It has 353 inhabitants and is a small seaside resort, located on the eastern slopes of mountain Zavitsa, only 10 kilometres awa ...