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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Arcadia]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || Megalopoli
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| Location: || {{coor dms|37|24|7|N|22|8|18|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| km² 

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  -8,888  -/km² 
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| Communes: || 29
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| about 400 m 430 m(centre) about 1,600 m ([[Lykaio]])
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 222 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 27910|27910]]-2 (030-279120-2)
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| [[Municipal codes in Greece|Municipal code]]: || 0516
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>TP</code>
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| Name of inhabitants: || Megalopolitan ''sing.'' -s ''pl.''
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| 3-letter abbreviation || MGL
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| Address of administration: || 30 Papanastasiou St. Megalopoli 222 00
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| Website: || [http://www..gr www..gr] (in Greek and English)

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Ancient '''Megalopolis''', or now '''Megalopoli''' (Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the western part of the prefecture of [[Arcadia]]. "Megalopolis" is a Greek word for ''Great city''. In ancient times, the town was indeed very large. It was famous for its amphitheater, known to have a capacity for 20 thousand people - the largest known. 

The population in [[2001]] reached over 5,000. It is the only growing community in western Arcadia. Other villages towns reported a loss in population in 2001. Distance from [[Tripoli, Greece]] is 30 km from 33, SE of [[Andritsaina]] and from [[Kalamai|Kalamata]] is 55 km NE on [[Greece Interstate 7|Interstate 7]], and [[E65]]. The city has a square in the heart of the city. Its [[List of dialing codes in Greece alphabetically|area code]] is 27410 with 5 digits. The mountains surrounding Megalopolis are [[Taygetus]], and [[Tsiberou]]. Its nearest television and communications tower are on top of mount [[Tsiberou]]. Much of the area is isolated, and the forested valley contains about 10,000. It is one of the most underpopulated areas in the [[Peloponnese]]. It is situated between the [[Alfeios River|Alfeios]] and the [[Elisson]] rivers.

It is famous for its ancient ruins founded northwest which features an ancient theatre which used to hold up to 20,000 people and was 30 m tall. Other landmarks include the Thersileon with 67 pillars and the temple (11.5 m × 5 m).

Megalopoli has three schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, hotels, a post office and squares (''plateia''). It also has a train station which is also has a freight yard 1 km from downtown. The track is not through to Tripoliσ, the line for Kalamata – Tripoliσ – [[Argos]] – [[Corinth]] is 4 km S.

It was founded in [[371 BC]] by the [[Thebes|Theban]] general [[Epamonidas]] in an attempt to form a political counterweight to [[Sparta]]. It was one of the 40 places that were megale pólis (great city). Megalopolis became the seat of the [[Arcadian League]] in [[370 BC]] which in the [[3rd century BC]] became the [[Achaean League]] It used to be one of the about 20,000 places that have an ancient theatre. In [[331 BC]], Megalopolis was invaded by the [[Sparta]]ns and had a battle with the [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonians]] which the Macedonians made it to help Megalopolis. The Macedonians defeated the Spartans. In [[223 BC]], the Spartan king [[Cleomenes]] destroyed and burnt the city down but the inhabutants were saved by [[Philopoemen]]. In [[208 BC]], Philipoemen as soldier of the [[Achaean League]] The city fell during the Middle Ages and was refounded after the [[Greek War of Independence|Greek Independence]].

It was known as Sinanou (Σινάνο) until the [[19th century]].

In the mid-[[1960s]], the [[Public Power Organization]] (DEI) and the government started construction on a power plant which took several years to opened two towers? in order to increase power consumption throughout Greece. The power plant is approximately 8 km NW of downtown. It was first opened in [[1969]]. The area is about 0.2 to 0.3 km². It serves hydro to the southern portion of Greece. A [[lignite]] mining area is situated around the plant. The power lines are near the plant. It is connected with GR-76 (Krestena – Andritsaina – Megalopolis). A part of the population are employees of this plant.

A wider highway southwest first opened in around the 1980s. Megalopolis is now bypassed by a new freeway connecting from [[Kalamata]] and [[Athens]]. Construction began in 1999 in the southwest and headad northeast in 2001 and was opened to traffic in 2002. The freeway now runs between the little villages Perivolia and Routsi, and there lies the Alfeios River.

In [[1993]], a brush fire burned much of eastern [[Megalopolis]] and the [[Tsiberou]] area. It burnt approximately 50 to 60 square kilometres of land.
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==Nearest places==
*[[Psari (Arcadia), Greece|Psari]] (west)
*[[Makrisi]] (east)
*[[Perivolia]] (ESE)
*[[Vrysoules]] (SE)

==Subdivisions==
*[[Oresteio]]
==Communes==
*[[Anthochori (Arcadia), Greece|Anthochori]]
*[[Ano Karyes]]
*[[Chirades]]
*[[Choremi]]
*[[Apiditsa]]
*[[Chranes]]
*[[Gefyra (Arcadia), Greece|Gefyra]]
*[[Isari]]
*[[Petrovouni]]
*[[Chrysa (Megalopolis), Greece|Chrysa]]
*[[Isoma Karyon]]
*[[Karatoula (Arcadia), Greece|Karatoula]]
*[[Kastanochori (Arcadia), Greece|Kastanochori]]
*Kato [[Karyes]]
*[[Lykaio]]
*[[Lykosoura]]
*[[Makrysi]]
*Kato Makrysi (pop: 119)
*[[Mallota]]
*[[Marathoussa (Arcadia), Greece|Marathoussa]]
*'''Megalopoli'''
*[[Nea Ekklisoula]]
*[[Neochori (Lykosoura), Greece|Neochori]]
*[[Paradeisia]]
**[[Fanaiti]]
*[[Perivolia (Arcadia), Greece|Perivolia]]
*[[Vrysoules (Arcadia), Greece|Vrysoules]]
*[[Plaka (Arcadia), Greece|Plaka]]
*[[Rapsommati]]
*[[Souli (Arcadia), Greece|Souli]]
**[[Derveni (Arcadia), Greece|Derveni]]
*[[Thoknia]]
*[[Trilofos]]
**[[Palaiomoiri]]
*[[Tripotamia (Megalopolis), Greece|Tripotamia]]
*[[Vangos]]
*[[Vasta]]

==Population==

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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change
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| [[1920]] || 1,776 || - || - || -
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| [[1961]] || 2,235 || 1,059/59.63% || - || -
|-
| [[1981]] || 4,875 || 2,640/113.06% || - || - || -
|-
| [[1991]] || 4,646 || -229/-4.7% || 8,888 || -
|-
| [[2001]] || 5,114 || 468/1.01% || - || -
|}

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[[Megalopolis]] is also a province. It contains the communities of:

*[[Amenodouri]]
*[[Ano Anavrito]]
*[[Issari]]
*[[Kato Anavrito]]
*[[Makrinisi]]?
*[[Perivolia]]
*[[Rapsommati]]
*[[Routsi]]
*[[Tripotamia]]
*[[Vasta]]
*[[Vrysoules]]
*[[Zoni (Arcadia), Greece|Zoni]]

It also contains the municipalities of:

{| border="1" cellpading="5" cellspacing="0"
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="220" | '''Name of municipality'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="140" | '''Municipal code'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="110" | '''Seat'''
!colspan="1" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" width="110" | '''Postal code'''
|-
| [[Falaisia]] || 0522 || [[Leontari]] || 220 21
|-
| [[Gortynia]] || 0505 || [[Karytaina]] || 220 22
|-
| Megalopoli || 0516 || [[Megalopolis, Greece|Megalopoli]] || 222 00
|}

== External links ==

*[http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1211140/megalopolis.htm traveljournals.net – Megalopoli]
*[http://3dim-megal.ark.sch.gr/megalopoli.htm 3rd Megalopolis Public School] (in Greek)
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8891 GTP – Municipality of Megalopoli]

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<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Karitaina|Gortynia]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Figaleia]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Megalopoli'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Kato Asea|Valtesi]]</td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Leontari|Falaisia]]</td>
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==See also:==

*[[Communities of Arcadia]]

[[Category:Ancient Greek cities]]
[[Category:Arcadia prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 Megalopoli has three schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, hotels, a post office and squares (''plateia'').  It also has a train station which is also has a freight yard 1 km from downtown.  The track is not through to Tripoliσ, the line for Kalamata &ndash; Tripoliσ &ndash; [[Argos]] &ndash; [[Corinth]] is 4 km S.
-It was founded in [[371 BC]] by the [[Thebes|Theban]] general [[Epaminondas]] in an attempt to form a political counterweight to [[Sparta]].  It was one of the 40 places that were megale pólis (great city).  Megalopolis became the seat of the [[Arcadian League]] in [[370 BC]] which in the [[3rd century BC]] became the [[Achaean League]] It used to be one of the about 20,000 places that have an ancient theatre.  In [[331 BC]], Megalopolis was invaded by the [[Sparta]]ns and had a battle with the [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonians]] which the Macedonians made it to help Megalopolis.  The Macedonians defeated the Spartans.  In [[223 BC]], the Spartan king [[Cleomenes]] destroyed and burnt the city down but the inhabutants were saved by [[Philopoemen]].  In [[208 BC]], Philipoemen as soldier of the [[Achaean League]]  The city fell during the Middle Ages and was refounded after the [[War of Independence|Greek Independence]].
+It was founded in [[371 BC]] by the [[Thebes|Theban]] general [[Epaminondas]] in an attempt to form a political counterweight to [[Sparta]].  It was one of the 40 places that were megale pólis (great city).  Megalopolis became the seat of the [[Arcadian League]] in [[370 BC]] which in the [[3rd century BC]] became the [[Achaean League]] It used to be one of the about 20,000 places that have an ancient theatre.  In [[331 BC]], Megalopolis was invaded by the [[Sparta]]ns and had a battle with the [[Macedon|Macedonians]] which the Macedonians made it to help Megalopolis.  The Macedonians defeated the Spartans.  In [[223 BC]], the Spartan king [[Cleomenes]] destroyed and burnt the city down but the inhabutants were saved by [[Philopoemen]].  In [[208 BC]], Philipoemen as soldier of the [[Achaean League]]  The city fell during the Middle Ages and was refounded after the [[War of Independence|Greek Independence]].
 It was known as Sinanou (Σινάνο) until the [[19th century]].
-In the mid-[[1960s]], the [[Public Power Organization]] (DEI) and the government started construction on a power plant which took several years to opened two towers? in order to increase power consumption throughout Greece.  The power plant is approximately 8 km NW of downtown.  It was first opened in [[1969]].  The area is about 0.2 to 0.3 km².  It serves hydro to the southern portion of Greece.  A [[lignite]] mining area is situated around the plant.  The power lines are near the plant.  It is connected with GR-76 (Krestena &ndash; Andritsaina &ndash; Megalopolis).  A part of the population are employees of this plant.
+In the mid-[[1960s]], the [[Public Power Organization]] (DEI) and the government started construction on a power plant which took several years to opened two towers? in order to increase power consumption throughout Greece.  The power plant is approximately 8 km NW of downtown.  It was first opened in [[1969]].  The area is about 0.2 to 0.3 km².  It serves hydro to the southern portion of Greece.  A lignite mining area is situated around the plant.  The power lines are near the plant.  It is connected with GR-76 (Krestena &ndash; Andritsaina &ndash; Megalopolis).  A part of the population are employees of this plant.
 A wider highway southwest first opened in around the 1980s.  Megalopolis is now bypassed by a new freeway connecting from [[Kalamata]] and [[Athens]].  Construction began in 1999 in the southwest and headad northeast in 2001 and was opened to traffic in 2002.  The freeway now runs between the little villages Perivolia and Routsi, and there lies the Alfeios River.

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 Megalopoli has three schools, lyceums, gymnasia, churches, banks, hotels, a post office and squares (''plateia'').  It also has a train station which is also has a freight yard 1 km from downtown.  The track is not through to Tripoliσ, the line for Kalamata &ndash; Tripoliσ &ndash; [[Argos]] &ndash; [[Corinth]] is 4 km S.
-It was founded in [[371 BC]] by the [[Thebes|Theban]] general [[Epamonidas]] in an attempt to form a political counterweight to [[Sparta]].  It was one of the 40 places that were megale pólis (great city).  Megalopolis became the seat of the [[Arcadian League]] in [[370 BC]] which in the [[3rd century BC]] became the [[Achaean League]] It used to be one of the about 20,000 places that have an ancient theatre.  In [[331 BC]], Megalopolis was invaded by the [[Sparta]]ns and had a battle with the [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonians]] which the Macedonians made it to help Megalopolis.  The Macedonians defeated the Spartans.  In [[223 BC]], the Spartan king [[Cleomenes]] destroyed and burnt the city down but the inhabutants were saved by [[Philopoemen]].  In [[208 BC]], Philipoemen as soldier of the [[Achaean League]]  The city fell during the Middle Ages and was refounded after the [[Greek War of Independence|Greek Independence]].
+It was founded in [[371 BC]] by the [[Thebes|Theban]] general [[Epaminondas]] in an attempt to form a political counterweight to [[Sparta]].  It was one of the 40 places that were megale pólis (great city).  Megalopolis became the seat of the [[Arcadian League]] in [[370 BC]] which in the [[3rd century BC]] became the [[Achaean League]] It used to be one of the about 20,000 places that have an ancient theatre.  In [[331 BC]], Megalopolis was invaded by the [[Sparta]]ns and had a battle with the [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonians]] which the Macedonians made it to help Megalopolis.  The Macedonians defeated the Spartans.  In [[223 BC]], the Spartan king [[Cleomenes]] destroyed and burnt the city down but the inhabutants were saved by [[Philopoemen]].  In [[208 BC]], Philipoemen as soldier of the [[Achaean League]]  The city fell during the Middle Ages and was refounded after the [[War of Independence|Greek Independence]].
 It was known as Sinanou (Σινάνο) until the [[19th century]].

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 Ancient '''Megalopolis''', or now '''Megalopoli''' (Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the western part of the prefecture of [[Arcadia]].  "Megalopolis" is a Greek word for ''Great city''.  In ancient times, the town was indeed very large.  It was famous for its amphitheater, known to have a capacity for 20 thousand people - the largest known.<br>
-The population in [[2001]] reached over 5,000.  It is the only growing community in western Arcadia.  Other villages towns reported a loss in population  in 2001.  Distance from [[Tripoli, Greece]] is 30 km from 33, SE of [[Andritsaina]] and from [[Kalamai|Kalamata]] is 55 km NE on [[Greece Interstate 7|Interstate 7]], and [[E65]].  The city has a square in the heart of the city.  Its [[List of dialing codes in Greece alphabetically|area code]] is 27410 with 5 digits.  The mountains surrounding Megalopolis are [[Taygetus]], and [[Tsiberou]].  Its nearest television and communications tower are on top of mount [[Tsiberou]].  Much of the area is isolated, and the forested valley contains about 10,000.  It is one of the most underpopulated areas in the [[Peloponnese]].  It is situated between the [[Alfeios River|Alfeios]] and the [[Elisson]] rivers.
+The population in [[2001]] reached over 5,000.  It is the only growing community in western Arcadia.  Other villages towns reported a loss in population  in 2001.  Distance from [[Tripolis]] is 30 km from 33, SE of [[Andritsaina]] and from [[Kalamata]] is 55 km NE on [[Greece Interstate 7|Interstate 7]], and [[E65]].  The city has a square in the heart of the city.  Its [[List of dialing codes in Greece alphabetically|area code]] is 27410 with 5 digits.  The mountains surrounding Megalopolis are [[Taygetus]], and [[Tsiberou]].  Its nearest television and communications tower are on top of mount [[Tsiberou]].  Much of the area is isolated, and the forested valley contains about 10,000.  It is one of the most underpopulated areas in the [[Peloponnese]].  It is situated between the [[Alfeios River|Alfeios]] and the [[Elisson]] rivers.
 It is famous for its ancient ruins founded northwest which features an ancient theatre which used to hold up to 20,000 people and was 30 m tall.  Other landmarks include the Thersileon with 67 pillars and the temple (11.5 m × 5 m).

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 *[[Vasta]]
 *[[Vrysoules]]
-*[[Zoni (Arcadia), Greece|Zoni]]
+*[[Zoni (Arcadia)|Zoni]]
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 | [[Gortynia]] || 0505 || [[Karytaina]] || 220 22
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-| Megalopoli || 0516 || [[Megalopolis, Greece|Megalopoli]] || 222 00
+| Megalopoli || 0516 || '''Megalopolis''' || 222 00
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 *[http://3dim-megal.ark.sch.gr/megalopoli.htm 3rd Megalopolis Public School] (in Greek)
 *[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8891 GTP &ndash; Municipality of Megalopoli]
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