Achira, Greece

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Achira or Achyra Αχυρά
Prefecture:	Etoloakarnania
Province:	Vonitsa and Xirokampos
Municipality:	Medeon
Municipal district:	Achyra (seat)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	37.777 (37° 46' 45") N 21.61 (21° 21' 45") E
Population: (2001) -Village -Percent of the municipal district -Percent of the municipality	88 17.43%
Postal code:	GR-300 06
Car designation:	`AI`

Achira or Akhira, also Ahira, Achyra, Ahyra and Akhyra (Greek: Αχυρά) is a village (settlement) in the Medeon municipality, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its population as of the 2001 census was 88.^[1]

1 Population
2 Location
3 History
4 Economy
5 Other
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Population

Year	Population	Percent of the municipality
2001	88	17.43%

[edit] Location

Achyra is located east of Lefkada, southeast of Preveza, west of Katouna, northwest of Agrinio and Athens and nearly of Messolongi

[edit] History

Achira was ruled by the Ottoman Turks until it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century in order to no longer remind of a name during the Turkish rule. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate. Achira became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a village) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Medeon.

[edit] Economy

Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, cattle, fruits, vegetables and other crops.

[edit] Other

Achira has a school for the entire municipal district (the former community), a church, a post office, and a square (plateia). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in the municipal seat.