Sparta, Laconia
Sparta
Σπάρτη | |
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Preview warning: Page using Template:Multiple image with unknown parameter "color" Clockwise from top: Sparta's Town Hall, Gkortsologou Street, Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Koumantareios gallery on Balasaki House, Olive and Greek Olive Oil Museum, Statue of Leonidas, Spartathlon monument | |
Sparta | |
| Coordinates: 37°04′26″N 22°25′46″E / 37.07389°N 22.42944°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Laconia |
| City established | 1834 (on the site of ancient Sparta) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michail Vakalopoulos (since 2023) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 1,181.8 km2 (456.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 84.5 km2 (32.6 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 32,786 |
| • Density | 27.742/km2 (71.853/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 19,865 |
| • Municipal unit density | 235/km2 (609/sq mi) |
| • Community | 17,773 |
| Demonym | Spartan(s) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 231 00 |
| Area code | 27310 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΚ |
| Website | www |
Sparta (Greek: Σπάρτη, Spárti [ˈsparti]) is a city and municipality in the Peloponnese region of Greece, and the capital of the Laconia regional unit. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786 as of 2021, of whom 17,773 live in the city.