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Coordinates: 37°17′N 22°10′E

Falaisia (Φαλαισία)
Coordinates	37°17′ N 22°10′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Peloponnese
Prefecture	Arcadia
Population	3,229 (2001)
Elevation	758 m
Postal code	220 21
Area code	27910
Licence plate code	TP
Website	www.falaisia.gr

Falaisia, Falessia or Falesia (Greek: Φαλαισία), ancient form and Latin: Phalaesia is a village located in the heart of the municipality of the same name in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. The name dates back to ancient times especially East Falaisia. The seat is just 5 km north in Leontari. Giannitsochori is accessed with a road linking north to Leontari and the road to Sparta along with GR-7 to the north. The south of the road is mainly gravel. It is located about 17 km S of Megalopoli, about 40 km SW (old distance: 57 km) SW of Tripoli, about 40.5 km SE of Andritsaina, NW of Sparta and about 60 km NE of Kalamata. Falaisia has no settlements.

Contents 1 Nearest places 2 Communes 3 Geography and Information 4 Historical population 5 External links 6 See also

• Tourkoleka, northwest
• Soulari, east
• Spaneika, southeast
• Kamara, south
• Kampochori, southwest
• Potamia, west

• Akovos
  • Goupata
• Anavryto
  • Ano Anavryto
  • Kato Anavryto
• Anemodouri
• Dyrrachi
• Ellinitsa
• Falaisia
• Giannaioi (pop: 79)
  • Ano Giannaioi (pop: 23)
  • Kato Giannaioi (pop: 56)
• Graikos
• Kamara (Arcadia), Greece
  • Kampochori (pop: 68)
• Leontari
• Leptini
• Neochori Falaisias
• Petrina
  • Moni Ampelaki
  • Spaneika (pop: 36)
• Potamia
• Routsi
• Skortsinou
• Soulari
• Tourkoleka
  • Moni Boura
• Veligosti
• Voutsara

The community sits on a mountain slope and valleys dominate the southeastern part and the northern part and a river near Falaisia flows down to the Alpheus. Much of the area are bushes and grasslands while forests lie further south. Forests also dominates the area and to the northeast. Farmlands lie to the north.

In 1920, Boura (Μπούρα) was renamed Falaisia.

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1920	375	-	-	-
1961	250	-125/-33.33%	-	-
1981	100	-150/-60%	-	-
1991	126	26/26%	3,296	-
2001	150	24/-19.05%	3,229	-67/-2.03%

Between 1921 and 1981 the population lost most of its inhabitants. The population between 1981 and 1991 recovered, along with Megalopoli, Falaisia was the fewest places that grew its population in Arcadia.

• Mapquest - Falaisia/Falessia, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 37°19′10″N, 22°8′27″E
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/falesia.htm

• Communities of Arcadia

	North: Megalopoli
West: Oichalia?	Falaisia	East: [[]]?
	South: Pellana?

Municipalities and communities of the Arcadia Prefecture
Apollonas • Dimitsana • Falanthos • Falaisia • Gortyna • Iraia • Kleitor • Kontovazaina • Korythio • Lagkadia • Leonidio • Levidi • Mantineia • Megalopoli • North Kynouria • Skyritida • Tegea • Trikolonoi • Tripoli • Tropaia • Valtetsi • Vytina
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