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Messatida
Μεσσάτιδα | |
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 Location within the regional unit | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Patras |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 66.37 km2 (25.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 14,366 |
| • Municipal unit density | 216.5/km2 (560.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 263 xx, 264 xx, 265 00 |
| Area code | 2610 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
Messatida (Greek: Μεσσάτιδα) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The seat of the municipality was in Ovria.[3] It is located south of Patras city centre, and stretches from the urbanized plains near the Gulf of Patras to the Omplos hills in the east. It has an area of 66.366 km².[4]
Messatida was named after the ancient Achaean town Mesatis, according to local legend the place where Dionysus was reared.[5]
Population history
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1991 | 9,583 | — |
| 2001[4] | 12,246 | +27.8% |
| 2011[6] | 13,852 | +13.1% |
| 2021[1] | 14,366 | +3.7% |
Subdivisions
[edit | edit source]The municipal unit Messatida is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Kallithea (Kallithea, Ano Kallithea)
- Krini (Krini, Agios Kostantinos)
- Krystallovrysi
- Ovria
- Petroto (Petroto, Mavromandila, Agia Paraskevi)
- Saravali (Saravali, Agios Stefanos, Demenika, Kefalovryso, Bakari)
- Thea (Thea, Lygies, Pavlokastro)
Sport Clubs
[edit | edit source]- Fostiras Ovrias FC (football)
- Achilleas Ovrias (football)
- Atlas Ovrias (football)
- Milon Ovrias (volleyball)
- Phoenix Ovrias (basketball)
- Achaios Saravali (football & basketball)
- Galini Demenika (basketball, ping pong, baseball, football & softball)
- Krini 97' (basketball)
- A.O. Krini (football)
- A.O. Thea (football)
- A.O. Kalithea (football)
- Galaxias Demenika (basketball)
- Ikaros Petroto (football)
References
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Οβριά (Αχαΐας), EETAA local government changes
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 7.18
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External links
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dimos Messatis.
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