Sparta
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Key facts
- Country
- Greece
- Administrative region
- Peloponnese
- Regional unit
- Laconia
- City established
- 1834 (on the site of ancient Sparta )
- Mayor
- Michail Vakalopoulos (since 2023)
- Municipality
- 1,181.8 km (456.3 sq mi)
- Municipal unit
- 84.5 km (32.6 sq mi)
- Lowest elevation
- 200 m (660 ft)
- Density
- 27.742/km (71.853/sq mi)
- Municipal unit density
- 235/km (609/sq mi)
- Community
- 17,773
- Demonym
- Spartan(s)
- Time zone
- UTC+2 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+3 ( EEST )
- Postal code
- 231 00
- Vehicle registration
- ΑΚ
- Website
- www .sparti .gov .gr
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Sparta (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti [ˈsparti]) is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786 as of 2021, of whom 17,773 live in the city.
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