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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
|name               = Figaleia
|name_local         = Φιγαλεία
|type = municipal unit
|image_map = DE Figalias.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
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|periph = [[West Greece]]
|periphunit         = [[Elis (regional unit)|Elis]]
|municipality = [[Zacharo]]
|population_as_of   = 2021
|pop_municunit = 1250
|pop_community = 50
|area_municunit = 89.18
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'''Figaleia''' ({{langx|el|Φιγαλεία}}) is a mountain village and a former [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] in [[Elis (regional unit)|Elis]], [[West Greece]], [[Greece]]. Since the administrative reform of 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of [[Zacharo]].<ref name="Kallikratis">{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 89.175&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> In 2021 the population was 50 for the village and 1,250 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in [[Nea Figaleia]]. Figaleia is located south of [[Andritsaina]], west of [[Megalopoli]], north-northwest of [[Kalamata]], northeast of [[Kyparissia]] and southeast of [[Pyrgos, Elis|Pyrgos]]. Figaleia is located in mountainous southern Elis. The river [[Neda (river)|Neda]] flows through the municipal unit. The name was taken from the ancient city-state of [[Phigaleia]], which was located near the present village.
==Subdivisions==
The municipal unit Figaleia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*Figaleia
*[[Kryoneri, Figaleia|Kryoneri]] (Kryoneri, Trianta)
*[[Nea Figaleia]] (Nea Figaleia, Faskomilia)
*[[Perivolia, Elis|Perivolia]]
*[[Petralona, Elis|Petralona]]
*[[Stomio, Elis|Stomio]]
==References==
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{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Figaleia
| North      = [[Alifeira]]
| Northeast =
| East       = [[Andritsaina]]
| Southeast = [[Dorio, Messenia|Dorio]]
| South     = [[Avlonas, Messenia|Avlonas]]
| Southwest =
| West      = Zacharo
| Northwest = [[Zacharo]]
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{{Figaleia}}
[[Category:Populated places in Elis]]
[[Category:Zacharo]]
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