Kalamata

This article is about the city. For the olive, see Kalamata olive. For other uses, see Kalamata (disambiguation).

Kalamata Καλαμάτα
Municipality
Clockwise from top right: Promenade of Kalamata, Saint John Church, Kyriakou Folklore Museum, Kalamata City Hall, Archaeological Museum of Messenia, Church of the Holy Apostles, Kalamata Castle
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Kalamata Location within Greece
Coordinates: 37°02′16″N 22°06′40″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Government
• Mayor	Athanasios Vasilopoulos (since 2019)
Area
• Municipality	440.3 km2 (170.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	253.3 km2 (97.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Municipality	72,906
• Density	165.6/km2 (428.9/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	66,135
• Municipal unit density	261.1/km2 (676.2/sq mi)
• Community	58,816
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	241 00
Area code	27210
Vehicle registration	KM
Website	www.kalamata.gr

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Kalamata (Greek: Καλαμάτα [kalaˈmata]) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece after Patras, and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regional unit, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf.

The 2021 census recorded 72,906 inhabitants for the wider Kalamata Municipality, of which 66,135 resided in the municipal unit of Kalamata, and 58,816 in the city proper. Kalamata is renowned as the land of the Kalamatianos dance, Kalamata olives and Kalamata olive oil.