Ilida (Municipality, Greece)

Ηλίδα

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• Presentation of Ilida
• Former municipality of Pineia

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• Greece
• Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands

Presentation of Ilida

The municipality of Ilida (32,219 inhabitants in 2011; 40,190 ha) was formed in the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities of Amaliada (Αμαλιάδα, 32,090 inh.) and Pineia (Πηνεία, 5,660 inh.).

Olivier Touzeau, 18 December 2014

Former municipality of Pineia

Flag of Pineia - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 18 December 2014

The seat of the municipal administration was in Simopoulo (Σιμόπουλο, 527 inh.). Pineia is named after river Pineios, which forms its northern border. The area is hilly and sparsely populated.

The flag of Pineia (Kokkonis website) was white with the municipal emblem in the middle.

Olivier Touzeau, 18 December 2014