Economic Profile: Municipality of Kalamata
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Kalamata is the capital and central
port of Messinia, located seaside along the Messinian Gulf
and stretches along the coastline at the foot of Mount
Kalathi of the Taygetos Mountains. Kalamata is about 3 hours
from Athens and the same distance from Patras by car. The
morphology of the broader region is characterized by
mountains, which account for half of the Peloponnese area.
The region, which possesses 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites,
is one of the least densely populated in Greece with 37.2
inhabitants per km . While Kalamata is the biggest city in
terms of population, Tripoli is the capital of the Region
where the regional administration is located. A number of
ancient Greek as well as medieval sites of Byzantine,
Venetian, Frankish, and Turkish origins are found nearby. It
offers opportunities for hiking, mountaineering (Taygetos),
picturesque villages and historical monasteries situated in
the mountain ranges. The city is a development pole of
interregional importance owing to cultural and educational
contributions, tourism, and its location along major road networks.
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HUMAN CAPITAL, LABOR MARKET, MSMEs, INFRASTRUCTURE, TOURISM, AGRI-FOOD AND BIOECONOMY, ENERGY