Mataragka (, also ''Mataranga'') is a
Greek
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*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
village and a community in the municipal unit of
Larissos
Larissos () is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the local government reform in 2011, it a unit within the municipality West Achaea. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729&nbs ...
,
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...
,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is located on the western edge of the
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 ...
hills, 4 km south of
Riolos
Riolos () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the northwestern edge of the Movri hills, 4 km north of Mataragka, 3 km southwest of Krinos, 6 km southeast of Lappas and 32 km south ...
, 5 km east of
Neapoli and 34 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 ...
. The community includes the village Kefalaiika. Until 1974, Mataragka was part of the
Elis Prefecture.
Population
See also
*
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 of Larissos
{{Larissos
Populated places in Achaea
West Achaea