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Dorio, Messenia

Summary

Dorio (Greek: Δώριο) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oichalia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 102.832 km2.[3] The population of the municipal unit is 1,839, and of the village alone 765 (2021 census). Dorio is 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level. The small settlement of Ano Dorio is nearby. Dorio has been mentioned in Homer's Iliad, and by Strabo and Pausanias. Homer recounts a myth that Dorio was the location of a music competition between Thamyris and the Muses.

Dorio
Δώριο
Municipal unit
Dorio is located in Greece
Dorio
Dorio
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°17′N 21°54′E / 37.283°N 21.900°E / 37.283; 21.900
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitMessenia
MunicipalityOichalia
Area
 • Municipal unit102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,839
 • Municipal unit density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Community
765
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΜ

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  • Athens2004.com - Dorio