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! colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Elis prefecture|Ilia]]
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| [[Province of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Ilia]]
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| Location: || 37.8/37°48' N lat. 21.35/21°21' E long.
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| Area: -Total -Water || km²
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| Dwellings: ||
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| Population: || 32,090 (''2001'')

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| Communes: || 20
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| Elevation: || 5 to 7 m (centre), 40 m (east)
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 272 00 270 69 - eastern part 273 00 - Ilis area
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 26220|26220]]-2, -3 (030-26220-2, -3)
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| [[Municipal codes in Greece|Municipal code]]: || 1702
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| [[Greek license plates|Car designation]]: || <code>HA</code>

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| 3-letter abbreviation: || AML
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| Address of administration: || 6 Filikis Etairias St. Amaliada 272 00
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| Website: || [http://www.amaliadacity.com www.amaliadacity.com] (in Greek and English)

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'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian sea]]. It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia. It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.

It is named after Queen Amalia in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.

It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain. Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west. A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer. Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Aghia Frangavilli]] to its southeast. Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.

A street in Amaliada's west side named Hiroshima is mainly dedicated in memory of victims of the [[Hiroshima Massacre|Hiroshima Bombing]] before the end of [[World War II|WWII]]. Further west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki.

The radio station for this community is the [[Radio Station of Amalias]] (RSA).

The soccer team which plays for the juniors or the tertiary league is [[Asteras Amaliadas FC]].

==Population history:==

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! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change
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| [[1981]] || 15,248 || -
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| [[1991]] || 15,232 || -16/-0.10% || 26,588 || -
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| [[2001]] || 18,261? (downtown)/20,030 (commune) || -214/-31.3% || 32,090 || 5,502/17.14%
|}

==Subdivisions:==

*[[Aghios Ioannis, Amaliada, Greece|Aghios Ioannis]] (N)
*[[Kouroutas]] - an area containing Amaliada's closest beaches. (W)
*[[Marathia (Ilia), Greece|Marathia]], also Marathea (NW)
*[[Krineika]]
*[[Panagia (Amaliada), Greece|Panagia]]
*[[Palouki]] (WSW)
*[[Tsafileika]]
*[[Tsichleika]]

==Communities:==

*[[Afgeio]]
*[[Agios Dimitrios (Ilia)|Agios Dimitrios]]
*[[Agios Ilias (Peneus)|Agios Ilias]]
**[[Kolokythas (Ilia)|Kolokythas]]/Kolokithas
*[[Ampelokampos (Ilia)]]
*[[Chavari]]
*[[Dafni (Amaliada), Greece|Dafni]]
**[[Kalathas]]
*[[Dafniotissa]]
*[[Douneika]]
*[[Elis]]?, Ancient Elis and Nea Ilida
*[[Geraki, (Elia)|Geraki]]
*[[Kalyvia (Elis),|Kalyvion Ilidos]]
*[[Kardamas]]
*[[Keramidia]]
*[[Kolokythas]]
*[[Kryoneri (Ilia)|Kryoneri]]
*[[Peristeri (Ilia)|Peristeri]]
*[[Roviata]]
**[[Kasidiari]]
**[[Roviata Beach]]
**[[Romeika (Roviata)|Romeika]]
*[[Savalia]]
*[[Sosti (Ilia)|Sosti]]

==Sporing teams==

*[[Ionikos]] (played in the first division in the 2004-05 season)

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Gastouni]], [[Andravida]], [[Lechaina]] (NE)</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Ionian Sea]], [[Gastouni]] (NW) </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Amaliada'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Simopoulo|Pineia]]</td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Vounargo|Iardanos]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Southeast:''' Iardanos
</table>

== External links ==
*[http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=37.8=21.35&t=p&r=640&p=amalias&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Amaliada]
*Coordinates: {{coor dm|37|48|N|21|21|E|region:GR}}
*http://www.amaliadacity.com/
*http://www.calle.com/world/GR/39/Amalias.html
*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Amaliada&country=GR Mapquest - Amaliada] - street map not yet available
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4351 GTP - Amaliada]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4350 GTP - Municipality of Amaliada]
*[http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1191806/amalias.html traveljournals.net - Amaliada]

==See also:==

*[[Communities of Ilia]]

[[Category:Ilia]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 |}
-'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within its municipality). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian Sea]].  It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia.  It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
+'''Amaliada''' or '''Amaliada City''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Older: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 inhabitants (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within its municipality). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian Sea]].  It is the second largest city in [[Elis prefecture]] and the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
-It is named after [[Queen Amalia]] in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.
+Amaliada was named after [[Queen Amalia]] in the 1830s. It was created by merging two older communities, one of them being Kallitsa.
-It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain.  Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west.  A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer.  Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Agia Frangavilli]] to its southeast.  Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.
+It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain.  Local streets are mainly in grid order running north to south and east to west.  A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium.  Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Agia Frangavilli]] to its southeast. Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square). There are two over all in the municipality.
-A street in Amaliada's west side named Hiroshima is mainly dedicated in memory of victims of the Hiroshima Bombing before the end of [[World War II|WWII]].  Further west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki.
+A street in Amaliada's west side is named Hiroshima, dedicated in memory of victims of the Hiroshima bombing toward the end of [[World War II|WWII]]. Farther west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki.
 The radio station for this community is the [[Radio Station of Amalias]] (RSA).
-The soccer team which plays for the juniors or the tertiary league is [[Asteras Amaliadas FC]].
+There is a [[Football (soccer)|football]] team which plays in the local league: [[Asteras Amaliada FC]].
 ==Population history:==

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 |}
-'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian Sea]].  It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia.  It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
+'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within its municipality). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian Sea]].  It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia.  It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
 It is named after [[Queen Amalia]] in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.

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 |}
-'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian sea]].  It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia.  It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
+'''Amaliada''' (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, [[Amalias]]) or '''Amaliada City''' is a city in the western [[Peloponnese]], in [[Greece]]. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias). It is near the archealogical site of [[Elis|Ancient Elis]], which was the city that held the ancient [[Olympic Games]]. It is situated on the valley of the [[Elis prefecture]] and almost directly south of the [[Pineios River (Peloponnese)|Pineios River]], 80 km from [[Patras]], 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from [[Pyrgos]] 291 km from [[Athens]] and 5 km from the [[Ionian Sea]].  It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia.  It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese.
-It is named after Queen Amalia in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.
+It is named after [[Queen Amalia]] in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.
 It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain.  Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west.  A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer.  Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Agia Frangavilli]] to its southeast.  Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.

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 ==Subdivisions:==
-*[[Aghios Ioannis, Amaliada, Greece|Aghios Ioannis]] (N)
+*[[Agios Ioannis (Amaliada)|Agios Ioannis]] (N)
 *[[Kouroutas]] - an area containing Amaliada's closest beaches. (W)
 *[[Marathia (Ilia)|Marathia]], also Marathea (NW)

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 *[[Ampelokampos (Ilia)]]
 *[[Chavari]]
-*[[Dafni (Amaliada), Greece|Dafni]]
+*[[Dafni (Amaliada)|Dafni]]
 **[[Kalathas]]
 *[[Dafniotissa]]

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 It is named after Queen Amalia in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.
-It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain.  Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west.  A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer.  Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Aghia Frangavilli]] to its southeast.  Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.
+It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain.  Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west.  A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer.  Amaliada has a [[Amaliada hospital|hospital]] in its southeast and a monastery named [[Agia Frangavilli]] to its southeast.  Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.
-A street in Amaliada's west side named Hiroshima is mainly dedicated in memory of victims of the [[Hiroshima Massacre|Hiroshima Bombing]] before the end of [[World War II|WWII]].  Further west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki.
+A street in Amaliada's west side named Hiroshima is mainly dedicated in memory of victims of the Hiroshima Bombing before the end of [[World War II|WWII]].  Further west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki.
 The radio station for this community is the [[Radio Station of Amalias]] (RSA).
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 *[[Aghios Ioannis, Amaliada, Greece|Aghios Ioannis]] (N)
 *[[Kouroutas]] - an area containing Amaliada's closest beaches. (W)
-*[[Marathia (Ilia), Greece|Marathia]], also Marathea (NW)
+*[[Marathia (Ilia)|Marathia]], also Marathea (NW)
 *[[Krineika]]
-*[[Panagia (Amaliada), Greece|Panagia]]
+*[[Panagia (Amaliada)|Panagia]]
 *[[Palouki]] (WSW)
 *[[Tsafileika]]
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 *[[Sosti (Ilia)|Sosti]]
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-[[Category:Ilia]]
+[[Category:Elis prefecture]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 == External links ==
 *[http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=37.8=21.35&t=p&r=640&p=amalias&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Amaliada]
 *http://www.amaliadacity.com/
 *http://www.calle.com/world/GR/39/Amalias.html