Movri ( el, Μόβρη) 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 of
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.
It has a population of 4,605 as of 2011, and is named after the mountain range
Movri
Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point is 719 m amsl. It covers part of the municipal units Movri (named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos and Olenia, all in the municipality of West Achaea. It i ...
. The seat of the municipality is in
Sageika. Its area is 86.484 km².
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Movri is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Fragka (Fragka, Spaneika, Tsakonika)
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Kareika (Kareika, Gomosto, Karamesineika, Rachi)
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Krinos
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Limnochori (Limnochori, Kalamaki, Kato Limnochori, Paralia Kalamakiou)
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Myrtos
Myrtos is a coastal village in the west of the municipality of Ierapetra, in the Regional Unit (previously called prefecture) of Lasithi on the Greek island of Crete. It is located from Agios Nikolaos and from Ierapetra, on the road to V ...
(Myrtos, Giouleika, Pournari)
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Sageika (Sageika, Apostoli, Bouteika, Gerouseika, Vrachneika, Stathmos)
References
External links
Municipality of Movri
Populated places in Achaea
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