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Pineios (municipality)

Pineios
Πηνειός
Pinios municipality
Pinios municipality
Pineios is located in Greece
Pineios
Pineios
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Elis
Area
 • Municipality 161.5 km2 (62.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Municipality 21,034
 • Municipality density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Pineios (Greek: Πηνειός) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gastouni. The municipality has an area of 161.496 km2. It was named after the river Pineios.

The municipality Pineios was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:


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