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Messatida

Field	Value
name	Messatida
name_local	Μεσσάτιδα
type	municipal unit
image_map	DE Messatidos.svg
map_caption	Location within the regional unit
periph	West Greece
periphunit	Achaea
municipality	Patras
pop_municunit	14366
population_as_of	2021
area_municunit	66.37
elevation	50
coordinates
postal_code	263 xx, 264 xx, 265 00
area_code	2610
licence	ΑΧ

Messatida () 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

|1991|9583 |2001|12246 |2011|13852 |2021|14366

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

"ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
[https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/oikmet_details.php?id=21292 Οβριά (Αχαΐας)], EETAA local government changes
"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
[[Pausanias (geographer). Pausanias]] ''Description of Greece'' 7.18
"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός". Hellenic Statistical Authority.

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