metochi (achaia), greece

Metochi (Greek, Modern: Μετόχι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Metochi, Metochion, is a village in the municipality of Larissos and the western part of the prefecture of Achaia. It is the seat of the municipality of Larissos and the town hall is in Lappa. It is located about 3 km S of Kalogria, about 260 km W of Athens, about 57 km WSW of the Rio-Antirio bridge, about 45 km W of Patras and about 65 km (old: 70 km) N of Pyrgos.

Subdivisions

Lappa, seat of Larissos
Vouprasia

Nearest places

Kalogria, N
Lappa, SW
Vouprasi, S
Thermal Springs of Yrmini/Loutra Yrmini, SW

Geography

Location:

Latitude: 38.122 (387'24') N
Longitude: 21.396 (2123'42') E

Postal code: 270 52
Elevation: sea level to 5 m
Dialing code: +11+30-26930 (030-26930)

Historical population

Year !! Communal population !! Change
1981	1,723	-
1991	571	-1,152/-66.86%

The population between 1981 and 1991 lost two thirds of the total 1981 population. In numbers and percentage, it was one of the villages that lost the most of its population in the prefecture. Metochi has a school, a church, a post office and a square (plateia). A lagoon named Prokropios lagoon is near Metochi. It is located near Kalogria Beach. The beach is not far from Metochi where it overlooks the hills of Aetolia in the Aitoloacarnania prefecture, the islands of Oxeia and Echinades and the southern part of the Ionian Islands especially the island of Kefallinia in the west. Strofylia Forest, a forest of especially some willow or eucalyptus trees, surrounds much of Metochi except for the east where the land is used for farming. The forest covers much of the community and extends to a nearby hill in the southwest between Loutra Yrminis and Old Vouprasi. Wetlands dominate the areas within the beach.