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Platanos Πλάτανος
Community
Platanos is located in GreecePlatanosPlatanos
Coordinates: 38°09′53″N 22°15′54″E / 38.16472°N 22.26500°E / 38.16472; 22.26500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Municipal unitAkrata
Elevation273 m (896 ft)
Population
 • Community201
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and Tsivlos. Platanos lies at about 270 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above the seaside village Paralia Platanou. The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos. Platanos is 5 km west of Akrata and 18 km southeast of Aigio. The Greek National Road 8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.

Population

Year Village population Community population
1981 359 -
1991 396 -
2001 408 530
2011 231 259
2021 196 201

See also

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.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Aigialeia
Municipal unit of Aigeira
Municipal unit of Aigio
Municipal unit of Akrata
Municipal unit of Diakopto
Municipal unit of Erineos
Municipal unit of Sympoliteia
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