Alea, Argolis

Alea Αλέα
Municipal unit
Alea Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Argolis
Municipality	Argos-Mykines
Area
• Municipal unit	143.2 km^2 (55.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	439
• Municipal unit density	3.1/km^2 (7.9/sq mi)
• Community	65
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	AP

Alea (Greek: Αλέα, before 1928: Μπουγιάτι – Bougiati)^[2] is a village and a former community in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 143.206 km².^[4] The seat of the community was Skoteini. Alea is situated in the mountainous northwestern part of Argolis, 5 km southeast of Kandila, 12 km northwest of Lyrkeia, 14 km northeast of Levidi and 27 km north of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 66 (Levidi – Nemea) passes near Skoteini.

Village Alea. Note: The floods in the valley plateau are drained by a katavothra (Greek term for ponor)

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Alea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Agios Nikolaos (Agios Nikolaos, Exochi, Platani)
• Alea
• Frousiouna
• Skoteini

Population

Year	Community population	Municipal unit population
1981	170	–
1991	115	809
2001	146	793
2011	103	660
2021	65	439

History

Main article: Alea (Arcadia)

Alea was an ancient city of Arcadia, founded by the mythical king Aleus, a son of Apheidas. It was situated near Stymphalos. The city had temples of Artemis of Ephesus, Athena Alea and Dionysus. Every other year the Skiereia, a celebration for the god Dionysus, were celebrated.^[5] Traces of ancient buildings have been found near the modern village.

See also

• List of settlements in Argolis

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
5. Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.1