Messatida
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 Messatida (Μεσσάτιδα) |
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| Coordinates | 38°11′ N 21°44′ E |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | West Greece |
| Prefecture | Achaea |
| Population | 11,873 source (2001) |
| Area | 66.37 km² |
| Population density | 179 /km² |
| Elevation | 50 m |
| Postal code | 263 xx, 264 xx, 265 00 |
| Area code | 2610 |
| Licence plate code | ΑΧ |
The Municipality of Messatida or Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Savalia, and parts of Thea and Kallithea. The population is over 10,000. It is home to about 6% of the Patras metropolitan population. Its area is 80-100 km². Forests cover about 20% to 30% of the municipality, urban houses and buildings cover about 5%, and the rest remains pasture and rocky mountains (Omplos).
[edit] Population history:
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 2,318 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 3,933 | 1,615/6.97% | 9,583 | - |
| 2001 | - | - | 11,756 | 1993/20.8% |
[edit] Communities:
The town hall is on Demokratías Street in Ovrya not far from the centre and Thea and Kallithea.
It was one of the Mycenaean villages that formed Patras.
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| North: Patras | ||
| West: Paralia, Vrachneika |
Messatida/Messatis | East: Leontio (independent commune) |
| South: Fares |
| Municipalities and communities of the Achaea Prefecture |
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| Aigeira • Aigio • Akrata • Aroania • Diakopto • Dymi • Erineos • Farres • Kalavryta • Larissos • Lefkasio • Messatida • Movri • Olenia • Paion • Paralia • Patras • Rio • Sympoliteia • Tritaia • Vrachnaiika |
| Kalentzi • Leontio |
