Tourkolekas

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Tourkolekas
Τουρκολέκας
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Tourkolekas
Coordinates: 37°15′N22°7.2′E / 37.250°N 22.1200°E / 37.250; 22.1200
Country Greece
Administrative region Peloponnese
Regional unit Arcadia
Municipality Megalopoli
Municipal unit Falaisia
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Community131
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Tourkolekas (Greek : Τουρκολέκας) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwest Arcadia, Greece. [2] It is situated in the mountains near the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Kamara, 6 km northeast of Pefko (Messenia), 8 km southwest of Leontari and 17 km south of Megalopoli. Every August, Tourkolekas celebrates its Nikitareia festival in honour of Nikitaras, a Greek revolutionary leader. There is a marble statue of Nikitaras in the village.

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YearPopulation
1981318
1991274
2001301
2011190
2021131

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References

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  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.