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Oinountas

Oinountas
Οινούντας
Oinountas is located in Greece
Oinountas
Oinountas
Coordinates: 37°10′N 22°25′E / 37.167°N 22.417°E / 37.167; 22.417Coordinates: 37°10′N 22°25′E / 37.167°N 22.417°E / 37.167; 22.417
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Laconia
Municipality Sparti
 • Municipal unit 301.8 km2 (116.5 sq mi)
Elevation 580 m (1,900 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Municipal unit 1,839
 • Municipal unit density 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 230 64
Area code(s) 27310
Vehicle registration ΑΚ

Oinountas (Greek: Οινούντας) is a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sparti, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 301.812 km2. The name originates from the Oinountas, a small river that traverses the municipality.

The municipal unit Oinountas is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

The municipal unit Oinountas covers the area between the northeastern part of the Evrotas valley up to the ridge of Parnon Mountain. The river Oinountas flows through the southeastern part of the municipal unit.

The municipality Oinountas was first established in 1835, the seat of administration being Vamvakou, then Vresthena in 1840. It was abolished in 1912, and the municipality was split into the independent communities of Vamvakou, Vresthena, Vasaras and Arachova. It was then re-founded by law 2539/1997 (Kapodistrias Plan) in 1998, covering a larger area, by the merger of the communities Sellasia (the seat of the new municipality), Vasaras, Theologos, Varvitsa, Vamvakou, Koniditsa, Voutianoi and Vresthena.


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