Tourkolekas

Tourkolekas
Τουρκολέκας
Community
Tourkolekas is located in Greece
Tourkolekas
Tourkolekas
Coordinates: 37°15′N 22°7.2′E / 37.250°N 22.1200°E / 37.250; 22.1200
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopoli
Municipal unitFalaisia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
131
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tourkolekas (Greek: Τουρκολέκας) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwest Arcadia, Greece.[2] It is situated in the mountains near the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Kamara, 6 km northeast of Pefko (Messenia), 8 km southwest of Leontari and 17 km south of Megalopoli. Every August, Tourkolekas celebrates its Nikitareia festival in honour of Nikitaras, a Greek revolutionary leader. There is a marble statue of Nikitaras in the village.

Population

Year Population
1981 318
1991 274
2001 301
2011 190
2021 131

See also

References

  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.