Kleitoria

Kleitoria
Κλειτορία
Municipal unit
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Kleitoria is located in Greece
Kleitoria
Kleitoria
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 37°54′N 22°8′E / 37.900°N 22.133°E / 37.900; 22.133
CountryGreece
Geographic regionPeloponnese
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityKalavryta
Area
 • Municipal unit253.2 km2 (97.8 sq mi)
Elevation
548 m (1,798 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,038
 • Municipal unit density8.049/km2 (20.85/sq mi)
 • Community
670
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAX

Kleitoria (Greek: Κλειτορία) is a village and a municipal unit in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece.[2] It was also the new name of the former municipality Lefkasio, of which it was the seat, between 2008 and 2011.[3] Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, and became a municipal unit of this municipality.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 253.221 km2.[4] The site of the ancient city of Cleitor is nearby.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kleitoria is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Agios Nikolaos
  • Ano Kleitoria
  • Armpounas (Armpounas, Kalamaki)
  • Drymos (Drymos, Kato Drymos)
  • Filia (Filia, Agioi Theodoroi, Kalyvia, Zevgolatio)
  • Glastra (Agios Vlasios, Glastra)
  • Kastelli
  • Kastria
  • Kleitor
  • Kleitoria (Kleitoria, Valtos, Elatofyto, Zarelia, Kallithea)
  • Krinofyta
  • Lefkasio
  • Lykouria (Lykouria, Kerasia, Spilia)
  • Pankrati (Pankrati, Pankrataiika Kalyvia, Sella, Steno)
  • Planitero
  • Tourlada

Transportation

The historic EO111, which ran between Tripoli and Lygies (south of Patras) from 1928 to 1955, used to pass through Kleitoria, Ano Kleitoria and Kastelli.[5][6]

Historical population

YearCommunityMunicipal unit
19811148-
1991912-
20019753,892
20117132,360
20216702,038

References

  1. ↑ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ↑ EETAA local government changes
  4. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  5. ↑ "Διαδρομή 8" [Route 8]. Tourist Guide of the Achaia Prefecture (in Greek). 2004. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ↑ Presidential Decree, 28 June 1928 (FEK A' 108/28.06.1928, p. 823). Archived from the original on 5 February 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.