Kalamata
Sign in to saveKalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.
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Kalamata is the second-largest city in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, serving as the capital and main port of Messenia. Located along the Nedon River where it meets the Messenian Gulf, it functions as an important commercial and administrative hub for the area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δήμος Καλαμάτας
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 54,100
Article
22 sectionsContents
- Name
- Administration
- Subdivisions
- Province
- History
- Middle Ages
- Ottoman period and War of Independence
- Modern period
- Sights
- Cathedral of Ypapanti
- Economy
- Historical population
- Climate
- Transportation
- Cuisine
- Notable people
- Sporting teams
- International relations
- Twin towns—sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Kalamata ( ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.
The 2021 census recorded 72,906 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which 66,135 resided in the municipal unit of Kalamata, and 58,816 in the city proper. Kalamata is renowned as the land of the Kalamatianos dance, Kalamata olives and Kalamata olive oil.