Alea, Argolis

Alea Αλέα
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Alea Location within Greece
Coordinates: 37°45′N 22°26′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Argolis
Municipality	Argos-Mykines
Area
• Municipal unit	143.2 km2 (55.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Municipal unit	439
• Municipal unit density	3.07/km2 (7.94/sq mi)
• Community	65
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	AP

Alea (Greek: Αλέα, before 1928: Μπουγιάτι – Bougiati) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 143.206 km². 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)