Dymi () is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Achaea
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,
West Greece
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
West Achaea, 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 () 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 Achaia consists of the town ...
. It is located 20 km southwest of
Patras
Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...
.
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 () 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 Achaia consists of the town ...
(Kato Achaia, Alykes, Manetaiikia, Paralia Kato Achaias, Piso Sykea)
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Agiovlasitika (Agiovlasitika, Kapeli, Lefkos, Stenaitika)
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Alissos (Alissos, Kamenitsa, Paralia Alissou, Profitis Elissaios)
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Ano Achaia
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Elaiochori
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Kato Alissos (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, ancient city
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List of settlements in Achaea
This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece:
* Achaiko
* Agia Marina
* Agia Varvara, Akrata
* Agia Varvara, Tritaia
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Nikolaos Kralis
* Agios Nikolaos Spaton
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Stefanos (Peristera)
* ...
References
External links
website of the municipality
{{Dymi
Populated places in Achaea
West Achaea