Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.572 km². Its seat of administration was in the village Simopoulo. Pineia is named after the river Pineios, which forms its northern border. The area is hilly and sparsely populated. It is about 20 km east of

Amaliada Amaliada ( el, Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, ''Amaliás'') is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which ...

, 25 km northeast of Pyrgos and 45 km southwest of Patras.

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The municipal unit Pineia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *

Agnanta Agnanta ( el, Άγναντα) is a village and a former municipality in the Arta regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Central Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipa ...

(Agnanta, Ampelakia) *

Agrapidochori Agrapidochori is a settlement in the West side of Elis, Peloponnese, Greece. ''Nativity of Mary Orthodox Church'' can be found in Agrapidochori settlement. See also *List of settlements in Elis This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * ...

(Agrapidochori, Valmi, Kotrona) * Anthonas (Anthonas,

Kalo Paidi Kalo Paidi (Καλό Παιδί) is a village in the municipality of Pineia. It is located in Elis in western Greece. It's built on a small hill with a height of 280m. Kalo Paidi was established in the year 1800 (in the war by Turkey) by 4 shep ...

) * Avgi (Avgi, Oraia) * Efyra (Efyra, Pirio) * Kampos * Laganas * Latas *

Loukas Loukas ( el, Λουκᾶς/Λουκάς) is a Greek (male) first name. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Lucas. This name is often given to honor Luke the Evangelist. People with the given name Loukas *Loukas Apostolidis, a Greek footballer ...

(Loukas, Prinari) * Mazaraki (Mazaraki, Apidoula, Prodromos) * Oinoi * Rodia (Rodia, Akropotamia) * Simopoulo (Simopoulo, Agios Nikolaos) * Skliva * Velanidi (Velanidi, Roupakia, Souli) *

Vouliagmeni Vouliagmeni ( el, Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which ...

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