Voufrades

Voufrades was a local-government municipality in Messenia, in the Peloponnese region of Greece. Its municipal seat was Chatzis, and the former municipality covered 42.360 square kilometres. Voufrades ceased to exist as an independent municipality following Greece's 2011 local government reform, under which it became a municipal unit within the municipality of Messini. The area remains an administrative subdivision rather than an independent municipality. The municipal unit had a population of 853 according to the 2021 census. As a rural administrative area, Voufrades is not a commercial brand, product line, or corporate entity; its relevance lies in Greek local-government geography and administrative history.

Voufrades was established as a municipality in Messenia, a regional unit of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The municipality's administrative seat was Chatzis, and its territory encompassed 42.360 square kilometres. It functioned as a local administrative authority serving settlements in the surrounding rural area. A major change occurred with the 2011 Greek local government reform, commonly associated with the Kallikratis restructuring of municipalities. The reform reduced the number of municipalities and reorganized local administration across the country. As a result, Voufrades lost its status as an independent municipality and was incorporated into the municipality of Messini. Since then, it has been administered as a municipal unit of Messini rather than as a separate local-government authority. Voufrades therefore has a defunct status as a municipality but continues to exist as a named territorial and administrative subdivision. Available reference material records a municipal-unit area of 42.360 square kilometres and a population of 853 in the 2021 census. The locality's historical identity is tied to Messenia and the Peloponnese, while its current administrative relationship is with Messini.

• 2021

  Population recorded at 853

  [1]Voufradesen.wikipedia.org

  The municipal unit of Voufrades had a recorded population of 853 in the 2021 census.

• 2011

  Administrative incorporation into Messini

  [1]Voufradesen.wikipedia.org

  The Greek local government reform ended Voufrades' status as an independent municipality and made it a municipal unit of Messini.

1. 1Voufradesen.wikipedia.org