Elounda
Sign in to saveElounda (), alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Αγίου Νικολάου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Elounda
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Ελούντα
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lasithi
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Agios Nikolaos
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Agios Nikolaos
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 5
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Overview of Elounda
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Elounda 02.jpg
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 2254
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 720 53
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +2193
- Elevation
- +5
- Official website
- www.dimosagn.gr/dimos/local-comunitites/elounda.html
- Image
- Elounda 02.jpg
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Elounda (), alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos.
==Settlement structure== thumb|Map of Elounda, Spinalonga and surrounding areas. Elounda is formed of seven villages and an uninhabited island area. The village of Schisma is by far the most populated one and is often understood as 'Elounda Centre'. The community of Elounda has a total of 2,254 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. The areas making up the community are (at least since the re-organisation of 2011-01-01) with Greek names: Agia Paraskevi – Ἁγία Παρασκευή Epano Elounda – Ἐπάνω Ἐλοῦντα Epano Pine – Ἐπάνω Πιναί Kalydon – Καλυδών (uninhabited island area) Kato Elounda – Κάτω Ἐλοῦντα Kato Pine – Κάτω Πιναί Mavrikianon – Μαυρικιανόν Schisma – Σχίσμα