Gargalianoi () is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 122.680&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. It is situated from the Ionian Sea coast, north of Pylos, south of Kyparissia and west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Pylos) passes through the town.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gargalianoi is subdivided into the following communities:

  • Floka
  • Gargalianoi
  • Lefki (including Tragana)
  • Marathopoli
  • Mouzaki
  • Pyrgos
  • Valta

Famous inhabitants

  • Theophrastos Anagnostopoulos, who later anglicized his name to Theodore Agnew, father of United States Vice President Spiro Agnew
  • Tellos Agras, Officer of the Hellenic Army during the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
  • Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem, born Ηλίας Γιαννόπουλος in Gargalianoi in 1952

Historical population

{| class=wikitable

! Year !! Town population !! Municipality population

|-

| 1981 || 5,430 || -

|-

| 1991 || 5,184 || 7,609

|-

| 2001 || 5,970 || 9,083

|-

| 2011 || 5,569 || 7,940

|-

| 2021 || 4,724 || 6,864

|}

See also

  • List of settlements in Messenia

References