Argolis

For the auncient region, see Argolis (ancient region).

Argolis or the Argolid (Greek: Αργολίδα Argolída, [arɣoˈliða]; Ἀργολίς Argolís in auncient Greek an Katharevousa) is ane o the regional units o Greece. It is pairt o the region o Peloponnese. It is situatit in the eastren pairt o the Peloponnese peninsula.

Argolis Περιφερειακή ενότητα Αργολίδας
Regional unit
Municipalities o Argolis
Argolis athin Greece
Coordinates: 37°40′N 22°50′E
Kintra	Greece
Region	Peloponnese
Capital	Nafplio
Area
• Total	2154 km2 (832 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	97,044
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	21x xx
Aurie codes	275x0
ISO 3166 code	GR-11
Caur plates	ΑΡ
Website	www.argolida.gr

Geografie

Maist arable laund lees in the central pairt o Argolis. Its primar agricultural resources are oranges an olives. Argolis haes a coastline on the Saronic Guwf in the northeast an on the Argolic Guwf in the sooth an sootheast. Notable muntains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwast, Lyrkeio an Ktenia in the wast, an Arachnaio an Didymo in the east.

Argolis haes laund borders wi Arcadia tae the wast an soothwast, Corinthia tae the north, an the Islands regional unit (Troezen aurie) tae the east. Auncient Argolis includit Troezen.

History

Main airticle: Argolis (auncient region)

Map o auncient Argolis.

Pairts o the history o the aurie can be foond in the airticles on Argos, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio, Troezen, Ermioni, Kranidi, an Tolo.

Modren history

Frae 1833 tae 1899, Argolis wis pairt o Argolidocorinthia, which includit present Corinthia, Hydra, Spetses an Kythira. It joined Corinthia tae form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Fowerty years later, in 1949, Argolis wis feenally separatit frae Corinthia.

Admeenistration

The regional unit Argolis is subdividit intae 4 municipalities. These are (nummer as in the map in the infobox):

• Argos-Mykines (2)
• Epidaurus (Epidavros, 3)
• Ermionida (4)
• Nafplio (1)

Prefectur

As a pairt o the 2011 Kallikratis govrenment reform, the regional unit Argolis wis creatit oot o the umwhile prefectur Argolis (Greek: Νομός Αργολίδας). The prefectur haed the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities wur reorganisit, accordin tae the table belaw.

New municipality	Auld municipalities	Seat
Argos-Mykines	Argos	Argos
	Achladokampos
	Alea
	Koutsopodi
	Lerna
	Lyrkeia
	Mykines
	Nea Kios
Epidaurus (Epidavros)	Epidaurus	Asklipieio
	Asklipieio
Ermionida	Ermioni	Kranidi
	Kranidi
Nafplio	Nafplio	Nafplio
	Asini
	Midea
	Nea Tiryntha

Provinces

The provinces o Argolis wur:

• Argos Province - Argos
• Ermionida Province - Kranidi
• Nafplia Province - Nafplio

Argos Teater

Transport

The aurie is connectit bi heich-gates:

• E65 (northwast)
• Greek Naitional Road 7
• Greek Naitional Road 70 (east)

Communications

Newspapers

• Argeiakon Bima - Argos
• Ta Nea tis Argolidos - Nafplio

Radio

• Argaiki Radiofonia - Argos
• Argos Radio Deejay - Argos - 96.2 FM
• Cool FM - Argos, Kefalari - 90.7 FM
• Dimotiko Radiofoniou Nafpliou - Nafplio
• Radio Argolida - Nafplio - 90.2 FM
• Radio Ermionida - Ermioni
• Radio Kranidi - Kranidi
• Style 89.6 - Argos - 89.6 FM

Televeesion

Main airticle: Leet of Greek leid televeesion channels

• Max TV

See an aw

• Leet o dounsets in Argolis
• Leet o tradeetional Greek place names