Tragano (Greek, Modern: Τραγανό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 41.475 km2. Tragano is situated in a flat, rural area, north of the river Pineios. It is 2 km east of Stafidokampos, 4 km east of Andravida, 3 km north of Agia Mavra, 5 km northwest of Avgeio and 8 km northeast of Gastouni. It is 2 km southeast of the Andravida Air Base.
Subdivisions The municipal unit Tragano is subdivided into the following communities: Tragano Agia Mavra Simiza
The community Tragano consists of the town Tragano and the small villages Markopoulo, Olga and Pigadi. Markopoulo is 1 km east of Tragano town centre. Olga is 3 km east of Tragano. Pigadi is 7 km east of Tragano.
Historical population
Year Community Municipal unit 1981 - 2,502 1991 1,980 2,774 2001 2,688 3,361 2011 3,347 3,881 2021 3,700 4,276
See also List of settlements in Elis
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