Iardanos

Iardanos (Greek: Ιάρδανος) is a municipality in the Elis Prefecture, Greece. Its seat of administration is the village Vounargo (Greek, Modern: Βούναργο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on). Vounargo is accessed by GR-9 about 3 km west. The hills are to the north and northwest. The location SE of Amaliada, S of SSW of Patras, SW of Simopoulo, WNW of Olympia, NW of Pyrgos and about 16 m NE of Katakolo.

Division of the municipality

• Vounargo / Δ.δ. Βουνάργου -- το Βούναργον [ 750 ]
  
• Agioi Apostoloi / Δ.δ. Αγίων Αποστόλων -- οι Άγιοι Απόστολοι [ 109 ]
  
• Alpochorion / Δ.δ. Αλποχωρίου [ 890 ]
  
  • Alpochorion / το Αλποχώριον [ 244 ]
    
  • Kapandrition / το Καπανδρίτιον [ 96 ]
    
  • Chanakia / τα Χανάκια [ 550 ]
    
• Vrochitsa / Δ.δ. Βροχίτσης -- η Βροχίτσα [ 447 ]
  
• Katsaros / Δ.δ. Κατσαρού -- ο Κατσαρός [ 384 ]
  
• Koryfi / Δ.δ. Κορυφής [ 301 ]
  
  • Koryfi / η Κορυφή [ 276 ]
    
  • Moni Frafkopidimatos / η Μονή Φραγκοπηδήματος [ 25 ]
    
• Xylokera / Δ.δ. Ξυλοκέρας -- η Ξυλοκέρα [ 439 ]
  
• Prasinon / Δ.δ. Πρασίνου [ 828 ]
  
  • Prasinon / το Πράσινον [ 519 ]
    
  • Glykorizo / το Γλυκόριζο [ 222 ]
    
  • Keramidia / η Κεραμιδιά [ 87 ]
    
• Fonaitika / Δ.δ. Φοναϊτίκων -- τα Φοναΐτικα [ 149 ]
  

Iardanos - Statistics
Prefecture:	Ilia
Province:	Province of Ilia
Location:	37°43'59'' N 21°24'27'' E
Population: (2001)	4.297
Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:	about 5 to 6 m 15 m(centre) about 100 to 150 m
Number of communities:	8
Postal code:	271 00
Municipal code:	1711
Car designation:	HA
3-letter abbreviation:	IAR Iardanos

Geography

Vounargo is surrounded by olive and other types of groves along with pastures and mixed farming. The mountains with forests and several mountaintops and valleys lies to the north and to the northwest. Much of the mountains are forested. A mining area which is situated north of Vounargo is presently abandoned.

Historical population

Year	Population	Municipal population
1981	922	-
1991	847	4103
2001	750	4279

Other

Vounargo has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, and a post office, a water tower, and a square (plateia).

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