tegea

There is also an ancient Tegea near Kissamos in the island of Crete, see Tegea, Crete

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Prefecture:	Arcadia
Province:	Mantineia
Seat:	Stadio
Location:
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Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank	4,100 -/km
Communes:	14
Elevation: -lowest: -centre:	around 600 m 650 m(centre) around 700 m?
Postal code:	220 12
Area/distance code:	11-30-2710 (030-2710) -55
Municipal code:	0518
Car designation:	`TP`
Name of inhabitants:	Tegean sing., -s pl.

Tegea was an important religious center of ancient Greek containing the Temple of Athena Alea. Tegea is now located within the modern town of Alea, also it was referred to as Piali (not to be confused with Palaia Episkopi). Alea is located about 10 kilometers southeast of Tripoli. It is also a municipality which its seat is Stadio. The province of Megalopoli is bordered to the west and the province of Kynouria is bordered to the east.

Nearest places

Alea
Stadio

Communities

Alea
Episkopi
Garea
Kamari
Kerasitsa, where the politician Gregoris Lambrakis was born in 1912
Lithovounia
Magoula

Giokareika (pop: 51)

Manthyrea
Mavriki
Psili Vrysi

Bouzaneika (pop: 45)

Rizes
Stadio

Agios Sostis
Akra (pop: 42)

Tziva
Vouno

Historical population

Year !! Municipal population !! Change
1981	-	-
1991	4,539	-
2001	4,100	-439/9.67%

External links

Tegea Information: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/siteindex?lookup=Tegea
Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea: http://www.goddess-athena.org/Museum/Temples/Tegea.htm

	North: Korythios and Tripoli
West: Valtesio and Tripoli (NW)	Tegea	East: North Kynouria
	South: Skyritida

Tegea

Nearest places

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Historical population

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See also: