Dymi ( el, Δύμη) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Achaea,
West Greece
Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the north ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
West Achaea
West Achaea ( el, Δυτική Αχαΐα – ''Dytiki Achaia'') is a municipal subdivision within greater Achaea – an ancient region of West Greece which forms part of the modern territory of larger Greece. The seat of the municipality is the ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 71.553 km
2.
Its seat of administration was the town of
Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia ( el, Κάτω Αχαΐα) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Ach ...
. It is located 20 km southwest of
Patras.
Population history
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Dymi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia ( el, Κάτω Αχαΐα) is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Ach ...
(Kato Achaia, Alykes, Manetaiikia, Paralia Kato Achaias, Piso Sykea)
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Agiovlasitika (Agiovlasitika, Kapeli, Lefkos, Stenaitika)
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Alissos
Alissos ( el, Αλισσός) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Dymi, Achaea, Greece. It is located near the Gulf of Patras, 3 km east of Kato Achaia, 3 km southwest of Kaminia and 17 km southwest of Patras. T ...
(Alissos, Kamenitsa, Paralia Alissou, Profitis Elissaios)
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Ano Achaia
Ano Achaia ( el, Άνω Αχαΐα meaning Upper Achaea) is a village in the municipality of West Achaea, Greece. It is located 4 km south of Kato Achaia and 2 km west of Lousika. In 2011 Ano Achaia had a population of 229.
Population
...
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Elaiochori
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Kato Alissos
Alissos ( el, Αλισσός) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Dymi, Achaea, Greece. It is located near the Gulf of Patras, 3 km east of Kato Achaia, 3 km southwest of Kaminia and 17 km southwest of Patras. Th ...
(Kato Alissos, Gialos)
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Niforeika (Niforeika, Paralia Niforeikon)
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Petrochori (Petrochori, Veskoukaiika, Vythoulkas, Zampeteika, Karya, Lampraiika, Logothetis)
See also
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Dyme
Dyme ( grc, Δύμη), or Dymae, was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, and the most westerly of the 12 Achaean cities, from which circumstance it is said to have derived its name. The location of Dyme is near the modern Kato Acha ...
, ancient city
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List of settlements in Achaea
References
External links
website of the municipalityGTP - Kato AchaiaGTP - Municipality of Dymi
{{Dymi
Populated places in Achaea