Kato Vlasia

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Kato Vlasia
Κάτω Βλασία
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Kato Vlasia
Coordinates: 38°0′N21°54′E / 38.000°N 21.900°E / 38.000; 21.900 Coordinates: 38°0′N21°54′E / 38.000°N 21.900°E / 38.000; 21.900
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Achaea
Municipality Kalavryta
Municipal unit Kalavryta
Population (2011) [1]
   Rural 115
Community [1]
  Population 131 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code GR-250 13
Area code(s) 27430

Kato Vlasia (Greek: Κάτω Βλασία) is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Kato Vlasia, Menychtaiika and Metochi. It is situated at about 800 m elevation. near the source of the river Selinountas, east of the highest summit of Mount Erymanthos. It is 1 km north of Ano Vlasia, 16 km southeast of Chalandritsa and 17 km west of Kalavryta.

Kalavryta Place in Greece

Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, 24 kilometres south of Aigio, 40 km southeast of Patras and 62 km northwest of Tripoli. Notable mountains in the municipality are Mount Erymanthos in the west and Aroania or Chelmos in the southeast. Kalavryta is the southern terminus of the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway, built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895.

Achaea Regional unit in Western Greece, Greece

Achaea or Achaia, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. Its population surpassed 300,000 for the first time in 2001.

Greece republic in Southeast Europe

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, self-identified and historically known as Hellas, is a country located in Southern and Southeast Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2016. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.

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Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 259 -
1991 193 -
2001 218 280
2011 115 131

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