Kamaritsa, Arcadia

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Statistics
Kamaritsa Καμαρίτσα
Prefecture:	Arcadia
Province:	Megalopolis
Municipality:	Falaisia
Municipal district:	Leontari
Population: (2001) - Percent of the municipality (village)	24 0.74%
Altitude: -lowest: -centre:	Alfeios river (about 420 m) 430 m 470 m (south)
Postal code:	GR-222 00
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-27940
Car designation:	`TP`

Kamaritsa (Greek: Καμαρίτσα) is a Greek settlement located around 8 km (old: 7 km) south-southeast of Megalopoli, 3 km ESE from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli), about 53 km (old: 51 km) northeast of Kalamata, north of Leontari and about 42 km (old: 43 km) west-southwest of Tripoli. Kamaritsa is also in the municipal district of Leontari and the municipality of Megalopoli. Kamaritsa is connected with a road linking the Leontari-Sparta Road near the GR-7 and Routsi.

1 Nearest places
2 Geography
3 Population
4 Other
5 See also

[edit] Nearest places

Gefyra, north
Routsi, east
Leontari, north (4 km by road, 2 km direct)
Kotsiridi, west-southwest

[edit] Geography

Kamaritsa is situated in a valley area, the Alpheus flows to the north with a tributary 1.5 km to the northwest. The geography consists of farmlands covering the central, and sporadically in the northern and the southern parts, the remainder of the land are forested that covers around one-third of the land, the hills dominate the southwestern part.The mountains which include the Lykaio can be seen to the west and east along with parts of Megalopoli, the mine and its power plant.

[edit] Population

Year	Municipal population	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the municipality
2001	24	6.25%	0.74%

[edit] Other

Kamaritsa has a church, and a square (plateia), its nearest school (since 2005) and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Megalopoli.

[edit] See also

List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture

Municipal districts of the municipality of Falaisia
Akovos \| (Goupata) \| Anavryto (Kato Anavryto) \| Anemodouri \| Dyrrachi \| Ellinitsa \| Falaisia \| Giannaioi (Ano Giannioi \| Kato Giannaioi) \| Graikos \| Kamara (Kampochori) \| Leontari (Gavria \| Kalyvia \| Kamaritsa \| Kostridi) \| Leptini \| Neochori Falaisias \| Petrina (SPaneika \| Potamia \| Routsi \| Skortsinos \| Soulari \| Tourkoleka \| Veligosti \| Voutsara
Greece \| Peloponnisos \| Arcadia \| Megalopoli \| Falaisia