Kato Achaia (Greek: Κάτω Αχαΐα) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.[2] The community Kato Achaia consists of the town Kato Achaia and the villages Alykes, Manetaiikia, Paralia Kato Achaias and Piso Sykea. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient city of Dyme.
Kato Achaia
Κάτω Αχαΐα | |
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 Kato Achaia main road | |
  Kato Achaia | |
| Coordinates: 38°9′N 21°33′E / 38.150°N 21.550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | West Achaea |
| Municipal unit | Dymi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 8,177 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | AX |
Kato Achaia is located 1km south of the Gulf of Patras and 20km southwest of Patras. The villages Alykes and Paralia Kato Achaias are on the coast. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes outside the town. Kato Achaia has a train station on the partly disused Patras–Pyrgos railway. Currently, train traffic is offered between Patras and Kato Achaia.
Population history
edit| Year | Kato Achaia Town | Community |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,185 | - |
| 1991 | 4,947 | - |
| 2001 | 5,518 | 6,027 |
| 2011 | 6,618 | 6,880 |
| 2021 | 7,689 | 8,177 |
Gallery
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Dymi (Kato Achaia) municipal unit -
Kato Achaia beach -
Roman archaeological findings in kato Achaia -
Kato Achaia
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
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