Agios Ilias, Amaliada
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Agios Ilias (Greek: Άγιος Ηλίας meaning Saint Elias) is a village located in the municipality of Amaliada in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the western part of the Peloponnese. It is passed by a road linking Kentro and Keramidia which is mainly gravel and paved in the village area. It is located 19 km ESE of Gastouni, about 9 km S of Borsi and 3 km S of Kentro, about 13 km W of Simopoulo, 13 km NE of Amaliada, about 25 km N of ENE of Pyrgos and 18 km E of GR-9/E55 from the southbound lanes and about 20 km NE from the northbound lanes. It is south of the Pineios River. The reservoir is situated to the east over a valley which was flooded in the 1960s.
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[edit] Geography
- Location:
- Longitude: 21.454 (21°27'24') E
- Latitude: 37.888 (37°53'15') N
- Postal code: 270 69
- Elevation:
- lowest: about 57 m
- centre: 90 m
- highest: about 150 to 200 mm
- Dialing code: +11+30-26220 (030-26220)
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 145 | - |
| 1991 | 409 | 264/182% |
Agios Ilias' growth from 1981 to 1991 was one of the fastest in the prefecture. Agios Ilias has a small school a church named Agios Ilias and a square (plateia). Residential areas are around the centre and is shaped with a triangularly. The view of mounts Scollis and Erymanthos and the hills of the Peneus valley can most easily be seen from the northern part of Agio Ilias. The area sits on a hill slopes with farmlands, groves and forests lying in the central part while grasslands with a few forests dominate the rest of the land especially in the west.
