Falaisia (, before 1918: Μπούρα - ''Boura''
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, Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit.Taygetus
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mountains, south of Megalopoli and north of Kalamata
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. It borders on Laconia
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to the southeast, and Messenia
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to the southwest.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Falaisia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent village
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s in brackets):
* Akovos (Akovos, Goupata)
* Anavryto (Anavryto, Kato Anavryto)
*Anemodouri
Anemodouri (Greek language, Greek: Ανεμοδούρι) is a village in the municipal unit Falaisia, southwestern Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia, Greece. It is located on the northwestern slopes of mount Tsemperou. It is 3 km northwest of ...
* Dyrrachio
* Ellinitsa
*Falaisia (Falaisia, Moni Boura)
* Giannaioi (Ano Giannaioi, Kato Giannaioi)
* Graikos
* Kamara (Kamara, Kampochori)
* Leontari (Leontari, Gavria, Kalyvia, Kamaritsa, Kotsiridi)
* Leptini
* Neochori Falaisias
* Petrina (Petrina, Moni Ampelaki, Spanaiika)
* Potamia
* Routsi
* Skortsinos
* Soulari
* Tourkolekas
* Veligosti
* Voutsaras
Historical population
See also
* List of settlements in Arcadia
References
External links
Arcadia - Falaisia
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Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
Megalopolis, Greece