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Argos-Mykines

Coordinates: 37°37′N 22°43′E / 37.617°N 22.717°E / 37.617; 22.717
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Municipality of Argos-Mykines
Δήμος Άργους-Μυκηνών
Municipality of Argos-Mykines is located in Greece
Municipality of Argos-Mykines
Municipality of Argos-Mykines
Municipality of Argos-Mykines
Coordinates: 37°37′N 22°43′E / 37.617°N 22.717°E / 37.617; 22.717
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArgolis
SeatArgos
Government
 • MayorIoannis Maltezos[1] (since 2023)
Area
 • Municipality
1,002.5 km2 (387.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
39,994
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitenewargos.gr

Argos-Mykines (Greek: Άργος-Μυκήνες) is a municipality in the Argolis regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the city of Argos.[3] The municipality has an area of 1002.508 km2.[4]

The mayor is Ioannis Maltezos, who won the election for the first time in 2023.[1]

Municipality

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The municipality Argos-Mykines was formed at the 2011 local government reform (known as Kallikratis) by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[3]

Province

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The province of Argos (Greek: Επαρχία Άργους) was one of the provinces of Argolis. It had the same territory as the present municipality Argos-Mykines.[5] It was abolished in 2006.

To the west, Argos-Mykines borders to the former municipality of Mantineia, which integrated in 2011 with the municipality of Tripoli further west. To the north are the municipalities of Sikyona, Nemea and Corinth. To the east is the municipality of Nafplio. To the south, it borders with the municipality of North Kynouria.

References

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  1. ^ a b Municipality of Argos – Mykines, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Detailed census results 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016.  (39 MB) (in Greek and French)