Messatida
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| Messatida Μεσσάτιδα |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 50 m (164 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | West Greece |
| Prefecture: | Achaea |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
| City Proper | |
| - Population: | 11,873 |
| - Area:[2] | 66.37 km² (26 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 179 /km² (463 /sq mi) |
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| Postal: | 263 xx, 264 xx, 265 00 |
| Area: | 2610 |
| Auto: | ΑΧ |
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The Municipality of Messatida or Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Savalia, and parts of Thea and Kallithea. The population is over 10,000. It is home to about 6% of the Patras urban population. Its area is 80-100 km². Forests cover about 20% to 30% of the municipality, urban houses and buildings cover about 5%, and the rest remains pasture and rocky mountains (Omplos).
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[edit] Population history:
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 2,318 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 3,933 | 1,615/6.97% | 9,583 | - |
| 2001 | - | - | 11,756 | 1993/20.8% |
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[edit] Communities
The town hall is on Demokratías Street in Ovrya not far from the centre and Thea and Kallithea.
It was one of the Mycenaean villages that formed Patras.
[edit] Sport Clubs
- Fostiras Ovrias FC (football)
- Achilleas Ovruas (football)
- Atlas Ovruas (football)
- Milon Ovruas (volleyball)
- Phoenix Ovruas (basketball)
- Achaios Saravali (football & Basketball)
- Galini Demenika (basketball,Ping pong,Baseball,Football,Softball)
- Krini 97' (basketball)
- A.O. Krini (football)
- A.O. Thea (football)
- A.O. Kalithea (football)
- Galaxias Demenika (basketball)
- Ikaros Petroto (football)
[edit] Grounds
- Fostiras ground
- Dimotiko Saravali
- Ikaros Groud
[edit] External links
| North: Patras | ||
| West: Paralia, Vrachneika |
Messatida/Messatis | East: Leontio (independent commune) |
| South: Fares |
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