Messatida
Municipal unit in Greece
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. The seat of the municipality was in Ovria. 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.
Messatida was named after the ancient Achaean town Mesatis, according to local legend the place where Dionysus was reared.
01Population history
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9,583 | , |
| 2001 | 12,246 | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 13,852 | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 14,366 | +3.7% |
02Subdivisions
The municipal unit Messatida is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
03Sport Clubs
- 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)
Sources and credits
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- DE Messatidos.svg by Pitichinaccio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Οινοποιείο ΑΧΑΪΑ ΚΛΑΟΥΣ 8.jpg by Nickos alexiou, CC BY-SA 4.0
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