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Amaliada Αμαλιάδα (Amaliátha)
Municipal unit
Town square
AmaliadaLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°21′E / 37.800°N 21.350°E / 37.800; 21.350
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Ilida
Area
• Municipal unit	251.945 km (97.277 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	26,315
• Municipal unit density	100/km (270/sq mi)
• Community	18,223
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	272 00, 270 69, 273 00
Area code(s)	26220
Vehicle registration	ΗΑ

Amaliada (Greek: Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, Amaliás) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 251.945 km. It is near the archaeological site of Elis, the city-state whose territory was the site of the ancient Olympic Games. It is situated in the plains of Elis, 6 km from the Ionian Sea. It is 10 km southeast of Gastouni, 16 km northwest of Pyrgos and 60 km southwest of Patras.

Amaliada was named after Queen Amalia of Greece in the 1830s, and formed by merging two communes, Kalitsa and Dervitselepi. It features a city square with pine trees and a fountain. Most of the streets are in grid order running almost due north, south, east, and west. On the east side, Amaliada has a public sports stadium (mainly used for soccer). The hospital and the monastery of Frangavilla are in the southeast. Amaliada has a train station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos. A street in Amaliada's west side is named Hiroshima in memory of the victims of the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Kourouta and Palouki are the beaches of Amaliada, about 6 km southwest of the town centre.

Population history

Subdivisions

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

• Agios Dimitrios (Agios Dimitrios, Kolokythas)
• Agios Ilias
• Amaliada (Amaliada, Agios Ioannis, Kourouta, Marathea, Palouki, Panagia, Tsafleika, Tsichleika)
• Ampelokampos
• Archaia Ilida
• Avgeio
• Chavari (Chavari, Agios Georgios, Pera Chavari)
• Dafni (Dafni, Kalathas)
• Dafniotissa
• Douneika (Douneika, Agia Marina, Danika, Kato Kertezaiika)
• Geraki (Geraki, Analipsi)
• Kalyvia Ilidos
• Kardamas (Kardamas, Petroules)
• Kentro
• Keramidia
• Kryonero
• Peristeri (Peristeri, Asteraiika, Palaiolanthi)
• Roviata (Roviata, Kasidiaris, Paralia, Romeika)
• Savalia
• Sosti

Sporting teams

Amaliada is the seat of Koroivos which plays in A1 Ethniki. The town also hosts the football team Asteras Amaliada F.C. with earlier presence in Gamma Ethniki.

Notable people

• Nikos Beloyannis (1915–1952), communist and resistance leader
• Mitsos Alexandropoulos (1924–2008), writer
• Yovanna (1940- ), singer and author
• Angeliki Skarlatou (1973- ), sailor
• Rallis (1994- ), Airman

Twin towns — sister cities

Amaliada is twinned with:

• Edremit, Turkey since 2000

See also

• Kourouta
• List of settlements in Elis

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.
3. "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.
4. Sister/Twin Cities of Balıkesir Province

v t e Places adjacent to Amaliada
Gastouni Tragano Lechaina, Vouprasia Amaliada Pineia Ionian Sea Pyrgos, Iardanos Pyrgos, Oleni

• Amaliada
• Ilida (municipality)
• Populated places in Elis