Kapeleto

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Kapeleto
Καπελέτο
Statistics
Prefecture: Elis
Province: Ilia
Municipality: Andravida
Municipal districts: 2 (see below)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:
37.9935 (37°59'34") N lat.
21.368 (21°22'10") E long.
Population: (2001)
 - Total
 - Density
 - Rank
568 (municipal district)
453 (village)
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:
about 5 m (northwest)
56 m
about 80 m (southeast)
Postal code: 270 52
Area/distance code: 11-(00)30-26230
Car designation: HA

Kapeleto (Greek: Καπελέτο), older form: Kapeleton is a village located 4 km south of the town of Varda. Kapeleto is linked with a road linking to the GR-9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos). Kapeleto is located about 50 km SW of Patras, 49 km NNW of Pyrgos and 2 km from the highway. Kapeleto is situated in a hilly setting that are filled with farmlands and river valleys and are filled with forests, pine trees are also founded around Kapeleto especially one beside the train tracks. The population is heavily dependent on agriculture and are rural with only its taverns, shops and education being its other business sector.

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[edit] Subdivisions

  • Thanassouleika (pop: 515 2001)

[edit] Nearest places

[edit] Historical population

Year Village Population Change Population Change
1981 612 - - -
1991 518 -94/-15.36% - 135/65.53%
2001 453 -65/-14.35% 568 24/7.04%

[edit] Other

Kapeleto has a small school, a church, and a square (plateia). Its nearest train station in which is located 2.3 km northwest is in Varda and another in Kourtesi.

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Municipal districts of the municipality of Vouprasia
Aetorrachi (Dafni) | Kapeleto (Thanasouleika) | Kourtesi (Ano Kourtesi | Kotteika or Kottaiika) | Manolada | Nea Manolada (Magoula) | Neapoli | Nisi | Varda (Kougeika | Komi | Psari |Sympani) | Xenies (Kalyvakia | Palaiochora)
Greece | Elis | Vouprasia
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