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Tegea
Τεγέα | |
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.jpg) The Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea | |
  Tegea Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°27.32′N 22°25.23′E / 37.45533°N 22.42050°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Tripoli |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 118.35 km2 (45.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,959 |
| • Municipal unit density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 220 12 |
| Area code(s) | 2710 |
| Vehicle registration | TP |
Tegea (/ˈtiːdʒiə/; Greek: Τεγέα) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit[2] with an area of 118.350 km2.[3] It is near the modern villages of Alea and Episkopi.
The legendary founder of Tegea was Tegeates, a son of Lycaon.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ Pausanias, Description of Greece, 8. 45. 1
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