Kato Vlassia

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Kato Vlassia Κάτω Βλασία
Prefecture:	Achaia
Province:	Kalavryta
Municipality:	Kalavryta
Municipal district:	Kato Vlassia (seat)
Number of settlements:	4
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	38.012 (38° 0' 20") N 21.912 (21° 54' 40") E
Population: (2001) - Percent of the municipality (village)	326 3.8%
Altitude: -lowest: -centre:	Selinous River (600 m) 802 m near Erymanthos (about 2,000 m)
Postal code:	GR-250 13
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-27430
Car designation:	`AX`

Kato Vlassia or Kato Vlasia (Greek: Κάτω Βλασία meaning Lower Vlassia), is a Greek village and a municipal district located about 45 to 50 km SE of Patras, south of Aigio, southwest of Pteri and west of Kalavryta. It is linked with a road linking with the GR-33 along with Chalandritsa and Kalavryta, it also serves a road with Kato Vlassia. Kato Vlasia is also in the municipality of Kalavryta. The Erymanthos mountain lies to the southwest. The majority of the population remains to be rural in which it contains only a few shops as well as a gas station. Kato Vlassia is above Ano Vlassia.

1 Subdivisions
2 Nearest places
3 Geography
4 Population
5 Other
6 External links
7 See also

[edit] Subdivisions

Menychteika or Menihteika
Metochi

[edit] Nearest places

Ano Vlassia

[edit] Geography

Kato Vlassia is located northeast of the mountaintop of Erymanthos, the Selinous River flows to the northeast. The geography consists of mountains that dominate the entire area except for the central part as well as the Selinous Valley where farmlands, the lower and the northern portions, bushes in the central part and grasslands and rocks within the northeastern part of the Erymanthos mountains. Farmlands that are mainly groves and pastures with fruits and vegetables and other crops that are located in the valley area.

[edit] Population

Year	Municipal population	Change	Municipal district population	Percent of the municipality
1981	259	-	-	-
1991	193	-66 or -25.48%	-	-
2001	218	-25 or -12.95%	280	25.41%

[edit] Other

Kato Vlassia has a school, a church, and a square (plateia), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Kalavryta.