Messatida
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| Messatida/Messatis - Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Achaia |
| Province: | Province of Patras |
| Location: | Template:Coor dms |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | 66.37 km² last |
| Dwellings: | |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | -11,765 -117.26/km²</small> |
| Communes: | 3 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | 5 m 50 m about 1,100 m |
| Postal code: | 263 264 265 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-2610-5 (030-2610-5) |
| Municipal code: | 0714 |
| Car designation: | AX
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| Address of administration: | 209 Dimokratias St. Ovrya 265 00 |
The Municipality of Messatida or Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Savalia, and parts of Thea and Kallithea. The population is over 10,000. It is home to about 6% of the Patras metropolitan population. Its area is 80-100 km2. Forests cover about 20% to 30% of the municipality, urban houses and buildings cover about 5%, and the rest remains pasture and rocky mountains.
The two mountains are Omplos and one south.
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Population history:
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,318 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 3,933 | 1,615/6.97% | 9,583 | - |
| 2001 | - | - | 11,756 | 1993/20.8% |
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Communities:
The town hall is on Demokratías Street in Ovrya not far from the centre and Thea and Kallithea.
It was one of the Mycenaean villages that formed Patras.
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External links:
| North: Patras | ||
| West: Paralia, Vrachneika |
Messatida/Messatis | East: Leontio (independent commune) |
| South: Fares |