Diakopto

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Diakopto
Διακοπτό
Statistics
Prefecture: Akrata
Province: Aigeira
Number of municipal districts: 12 (see below)
Municipal district: Diakopto (seat)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
39.191 (39° 11' 21") N
22.194 (22° 11' 36") E
Population: (2001)
-Municipality
-Municipal district
-Village
Percent of the municipality (village)
7,023
2,427
2,290
636
18.01%
Altitude:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:
Gulf of Corinth
60 m
southern part
Postal code: GR-250 03
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-24230
Car designation: BO
Website: www.diakopto.gr

Diakopto or Diakofto (Greek, Modern: Διακοπτό, Katharevousa: -on), older forms: Diakopton and Diakofto is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Population app. 7,005 (2001). The town of Diakopto (Diakofto / Diakophto) is situated at the Gulf of Corinth and the lower end of the Vouraikos-Gorge. A 75 cm rack-railway of 1885 leads up to the Town of Kalavryta passing halfway the Mega-Spileon Monastry. Diakopto is served with the old GR-8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras). Diakopto is located approximately 175 km west of Athens, about 40 km east of Patras, about 40 km north of Kalavryta, 20 km east of Aigio and about 15 km west of Aigeira.

We can found the municipallity of Diakopto exactly in the north-west Peloponnese bordering from the East with the municipallity of Akrata, from the West with the municipallity of Aigion and from the South with the pick of Kalavryta.

Contents

[edit] Subdivisions

  • Kalyvitis
  • Kernitsa
  • Lofos

[edit] Municipal districts

  • Ano Diakopto
    • Pounta
  • Diakopto
  • Elaio
    • Metochi
    • Terpsithea
  • Eliki
    • Kalanteri
  • Katholiko
  • Keryneia
    • Nea Keryneia
  • Mamoussia
    • Derveni
    • Stavra
  • Nikoleika
  • Rizomylo
  • Rodia
  • Trapeza
    • Paralia Trapezis (Trapeza Beach)
  • Zachloritiko

[edit] Population

Year Municipal population Change Village population Change Municipal district
population		 Percent of the
municipality		 Percent of the
prefecture		 Density
1981 - - 1,848 - - - - -/km²
1991 7,023 - 2,109 +261 or +14.12% - - - 64.41/km²
2001 7,005 -18 or -0.26% 2,290 +181 or +8.58% 2,427 32.69% 21.7% 64.25/km²

[edit] Geography

Its geography consists of farmlands the stretch as far as 500 m from the gulf. Its main production includes olives, fruits and vegetables, pastures and other crops. The mountains covers the southern portion with forests dominating the most with some grasslands and bushes and rocks and ledges especially in the gorge located to the south. The Vouraikos river flows near Diakopto.

[edit] Sporting clubs

  • Diakopto AU

[edit] Other

Diakopto has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (high school), church, banks, a small port, a train station and a few squares (plateia).

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

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Municipalities and communities of the Achaea Prefecture
Aigeira • Aigio • Akrata • Aroania • Diakopto • Dymi • Erineos • Farres • Kalavryta • Larissos • Lefkasio • Messatida • Movri • Olenia • Paion • Paralia • Patras • Rio • Sympoliteia • Tritaia • Vrachnaiika
Kalentzi • Leontio
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