Pyrgos is the capital of the
Elis regional unit in
Greece. The city is located in the western part of the
Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain, from the
Ionian Sea. The river
Alfeios flows into sea about south of Pyrgos. The population of the town Pyrgos is 25,180, and of the municipality 47,995 (2011). Pyrgos is west of
Olympia, southeast of
Amaliada, southwest of
Patras and west of
Tripoli.