Tragano (

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, Modern: Τραγανό, Ancient/

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 41.475 km². Tragano is situated in a flat, rural area, north of the river Pineios. It is 2 km east of Stafidokampos, 4 km east of

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, 3 km north of Agia Mavra, 5 km northwest of Avgeio and 8 km northeast of

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. It is 2 km southeast of the

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Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tragano is subdivided into the following communities: *Tragano * Agia Mavra * Simiza The community Tragano consists of the town Tragano and the small villages Markopoulo, Olga and Pigadi. Markopoulo is 1 km east of Tragano town centre. Olga is 3 km east of Tragano. Pigadi is 7 km east of Tragano.

Historical population

References

{{Tragano Populated places in Elis Pineios (municipality)

Subdivisions

Historical population

See also

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