Arfara

Arfara Αρφαρά
Arfara
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°09′N 22°02′E / 37.150°N 22.033°ECoordinates: 37°09′N 22°02′E / 37.150°N 22.033°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Kalamata
Population (2001)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,212
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ

Arfara (Greek: Αρφαρά) is a village and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalamata, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] Population 3,212 (2001).

Arfara is a town in Messinia about 15 km from Kalamata. Its name is taken from the first people who lived in Upper Arfara, the Arfaras, some of whom still live in Simi and Rodos. The town was the seat of the former Arfara municipality. Arfara has 3 small areas called Servia, Lafazaneika, Skomara and Karagiorgaika.

Subdivisions

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

• Agios Floros (Agios Floros, Christofilaiika)
• Agrilos
• Arfara (Arfara, Agios Konstantinos, Ano Arfara)
• Pidima
• Platy
• Stamatinou (Stamatinou, Pelekito)
• Velanidia
• Vromovrisi (Vromovrisi, Ano Vromovrisi, Dremi, Krasopoula)

References

1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• Ministry of Internal Affairs, municipalities of Capodistrias plan