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Messatida Μεσσάτιδα
Municipal unit
MessatidaLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°11′N 21°44′E / 38.183°N 21.733°E / 38.183; 21.733
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Patras
Area
• Municipal unit	66.37 km (25.63 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	14,366
• Municipal unit density	220/km (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	263 xx, 264 xx, 265 00
Area code(s)	2610
Vehicle registration	ΑΧ

Messatida (Greek: Μεσσάτιδα) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovria. It is located south of Patras city centre, and stretches from the urbanized plains near the Gulf of Patras to the Omplos hills in the east. It has an area of 66.366 km².

Messatida was named after the ancient Achaean town Mesatis, according to local legend the place where Dionysus was reared.

Population history

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Messatida is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Kallithea (Kallithea, Ano Kallithea)
• Krini (Krini, Agios Kostantinos)
• Krystallovrysi
• Ovria
• Petroto (Petroto, Mavromandila, Agia Paraskevi)
• Saravali (Saravali, Agios Stefanos, Demenika, Kefalovryso, Bakari)
• Thea (Thea, Lygies, Pavlokastro)

Sport Clubs

• Fostiras Ovrias FC (football)
• Achilleas Ovrias (football)
• Atlas Ovrias (football)
• Milon Ovrias (volleyball)
• Phoenix Ovrias (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)

References

1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. Οβριά (Αχαΐας), EETAA local government changes
4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
5. Pausanias Description of Greece 7.18
6. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

External links

v t e Places adjacent to Messatida
Patras Panachaikon Paralia Messatida Vrachnaiika Farres Leontio

• Populated places in Achaea
• Patras
• Messatida